ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ “ward” means one of several subdivisions of a local authority area delimited for the purpose of electing members of the governing body of that authority; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “ward centre” means a ward centre established for a council election in terms of section 37C (1) (f); [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012] “ward elections officer” means a person appointed as such in terms of section 10(4)(c); [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission” means the Commission established by section 242 of the Constitution. [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister, after consultation with the Commission, may by notice in a statutory instrument amend or replace the Ninth Schedule. Subsection substituted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (3) When the Minister wishes to amend or substitute the Ninth Schedule the Minister shall lay the draft statutory instrument amending or substituting the Ninth Schedule before the National Assembly, and if the National Assembly makes no resolution against the publication of the statutory instrument within the next seven sitting days after it is so laid before the National Assembly, the Minister shall cause it to be published in the Gazette. [Subsection inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (3) Any reference in this Act to a constituency or ward voters roll shall be construed as a reference to the voters roll for the polling station within the constituency or ward concerned. [Subsection inserted by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018] (4) Where this Act refers to a person being registered on the voters roll of a constituency or ward or being registered in a constituency or ward, the reference shall be construed as meaning that the person is registered or is to be registered, as the case may be, on a voters roll for a polling station within the constituency or ward. [Subsection inserted by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018] PART II ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION [Part II as substituted by s. 4 of Act No. 3 of 2012] 4A Corporate status and ancillary powers of Commission (1) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission shall be a body corporate capable of suing and being sued and, subject to the Constitution and this Act, of performing all acts that bodies corporate may by law perform. (2) Without limiting subsection (1) but subject to this Act, for the better exercise of its functions the Commission shall have power to do or cause to be done, either by itself or through its agents, all or any of the things specified in Part 1 of the Sixth Schedule, either absolutely or conditionally and either solely or jointly with others. 4B Immunity of Commission, Commissioners, etc. No legal proceedings shall lie against the Commission or any of the Commissioners or the Chief Elections Officer or any member of the staff of the Commission acting under the direction of the Commission or the Chief Elections Officer in respect of anything done in good faith and without gross negligence in pursuance of this Act. 5 Additional functions and powers of Commission In addition to the functions set out in section 239 of the Constitution, the Commission shall be responsible for— (a) undertaking and promoting research into electoral matters; and 25