Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act
Act No. 11 of 2007
(e) in subsection (7) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “the House
of Assembly”;
(f) in subsection (8) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “The House
of Assembly”;
(g) in subsection (9)—
(i) by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the first time and the
substitution of “the House of Assembly”;
(ii) in paragraph (b) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “the
House of Assembly”;
(h) in subsection (11) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “the House
of Assembly”;
(i) in subsection (12) by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the first time
and the substitution of “the House of Assembly”.
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New section substituted for section 34 of Constitution
For the purpose of the general election to be held after the date of commencement of the
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007, and all subsequent elections held
for the purpose of electing members of Parliament, section 34 of the Constitution is repealed
and the following is substituted⎯
“34
Composition of Senate
(1) There shall be a Senate which, subject to the provisions of section 76(3b), shall
consist of ninety-three Senators, of whom⎯
(a) six shall be elected in each of the ten provinces by voters registered in the
sixty senatorial constituencies referred to in section 61A(7); and
(b) ten shall be Provincial Governors; and
(c) two shall be the President and the Deputy President of the Council of Chiefs;
and
(d) sixteen shall be Chiefs, being two Chiefs from each of the provinces, other
than the metropolitan provinces, elected in accordance with the Electoral
Law; and
(e) five shall be appointed by the President.
(2) The qualifications for election or appointment as a Senator are set out in
Schedule 3.
(3) The procedure for the nomination of candidates for election under subsection
(1)(a), the election of Senators and the filling of vacancies among elected Senators shall
be as prescribed in the Electoral Law.”.
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New section substituted for section 38 of Constitution
For the purpose of the general election to be held after the date of commencement of the
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007, and all subsequent elections held
for the purpose of electing members of Parliament, section 38 of the Constitution is repealed
and the following is substituted⎯
30th October 2007
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