Judicial Service Commission will advise the President on the appointment of judges of the High Court
and of judicial officers presiding over certain courts exercising specified functions.
9. In carrying out its functions the Judicial Service Commission will not be subject to direction or
control by any other person or authority.
10. The power to appoint, exercise disciplinary control over and remove from office magistrates and
certain other officers, e.g. registrars, connected with the High Court will rest with the Public Service
Commission.
G. THE DEFENCE FORCES
1. All armed forces will be regulated by law. The Defence Forces will consist of the Army, the Air
Force and any other branch established by law.
2. There will be a Commander of each branch. Each Commander will be appointed by the President,
acting on the advice of the Prime Minister. Before tendering his advice the Prime Minister will
consider any recommendations made by a specially appointed Board. If he departs from such
recommendations Parliament will be informed.
3. The power to relieve a Commander of his appointment will vest in the President acting on the advice
of the Prime Minister. Before tendering his advice the Prime Minister will consult the Executive
Council. Parliament will be informed.
4. The Commander of a branch of the Defence Forces will be responsible for that branch subject to any
general directions of policy which may be given to him by the Prime Minister (or other responsible
Minister) for the operations or administration of the branch concerned. Appointments within a branch
will be made on the advice of or by the Commander, who will be required to give preference to the
person who in his opinion is the most efficient and suitable for appointment. However, in making any
decision the Commander will be required to take account of any general policy directions given by the
President which are designed to achieve a suitable representation of the various component groups of
the population in the service of the State.
5. There will be a Defence Forces Service Commission which will consist of a Chairman (who will be
the Chairman of the Public Service Commission) and not less than two and not more than four other
members appointed by the President acting on the advice of the Prime Minister. The persons appointed
to be members of the Commission will be chosen for their ability and experience in administration or
their professional qualifications or their suitability otherwise for appointment as members. At least one
member will have held senior rank in the Defence Forces.
6. The functions of the Defence Forces Service Commission will be to consider grievances by members
of the Defence Forces, to consider and, if it deems fit, to confirm any proposal to dismiss a member
who has had more than two years' service, and to make regulations for the general well-being, good
administration and conditions of service of the Defence Forces.
H. FINANCE
1. There will be a Consolidated Revenue Fund into which all Government revenues will be paid unless
they are payable by law into some other fund established for a specific purpose or are revenues that
may, by law, be retained by the authority that received them for the purpose of defraying its own
expenses.
2. No monies will be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund except to meet expenditure
charged on that Fund by the Constitution or another law; or where the withdrawal has been authorised
by an Appropriation Act or a supplementary or additional estimate approved by or under an Act of
Parliament.
3. No monies will be withdrawn from any public funds of Zimbabwe other than the Consolidated
Revenue Fund unless authorised by or under a law.
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