Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act
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Act No. 11 of 2007
Amendment of section 85 of Constitution
Section 85 (“Acting judges”)(1) of the Constitution is amended by the deletion of “If the
office of the Chief Justice is vacant or the Chief Justice is for any reason unable to perform
the functions of his office” and the substitution of “If the offices of the Chief Justice and the
Deputy Chief Justice are vacant or the Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief Justice are for any
reason unable to perform the functions of their offices”.
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Amendment of section 88 of Constitution
Section 88 (“Remuneration of judges”)(1) of the Constitution is amended by the insertion
after “Chief Justice” of “, Deputy Chief Justice,”.
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Amendment of section 90 of Constitution
Section 90 (“Judicial Service Commission”)(1) of the Constitution is amended by the
repeal of paragraph (a) and the substitution of⎯
“(a) the Chief Justice or, if there is no Chief Justice or the Chief Justice is not available,
the Deputy Chief Justice;”.
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Amendment of section 91 of Constitution
Section 91 (“Functions of Judicial Service Commission”)(2) of the Constitution is
amended by the repeal of paragraph (b) and the substitution of⎯
“(b) the office of the Public Protector;”.
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Amendment of section 93 of Constitution
Section 93 (“Police Force and Commissioner of Police”) of the Constitution is
amended⎯
(a) by the deletion of the heading and the substitution of “Police Force and
Commissioner-General of Police”;
(b) in subsection (2) by the deletion of “Commissioner of Police” and the substitution of
“Commissioner-General of Police”.
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Amendment of section 103 of Constitution
Section 103 (“Authorization of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund”) of the
Constitution is amended⎯
(a) in subsection (2)⎯
(i) by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the second time and the
substitution of “the House of Assembly”;
(ii) by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the third time and the
substitution of “the House”;
(b) in subsection (3)⎯
(i) by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the first time and the
substitution of “the House of Assembly”;
(ii) by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the second and third times
and the substitution of “the House”;
(c) in subsection (4)⎯
30th October 2007
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