ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the General Laws Amendment Act, 2005.
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Amendment of section 9 of Cap. 1:03
Section 9 ("Appointment of Law Reviser") of the Statute Law Compilation and Revision Act
[Chapter 1:03] is amended by the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection—
"(4) Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Minister may appoint the Deputy
Chairman of the Law Development Commission appointed in terms of section 4(b) of the
Law Development Commission Act [Chapter 1:02] to act as Law Reviser.".
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Amendment of Cap. 5:09
The Maintenance Act [Chapter 5:09] is amended—
(a) in section 2 ("Interpretation") by the deletion from the definition of "probation officer"
of "Protection and Adoption";
(b) in section 6 (“Making of order”) (5) by the deletion from paragraph (a) of the proviso of
“ten dollars per month” and the substitution of “the minimum monthly wage specified in
terms of section 20 (“Minimum wage notices”) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]”;
(c) in section 7 ("Effect of direction") (1) by the deletion of "Protection and Adoption";
(d) in section 23 ("Criminal offence for failing to comply with maintenance order") (5) by
the deletion of "Protection and Adoption".
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Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 7:08
The Judges Salaries, Allowances and Pensions Act [Chapter 7:08] is amended in section 4
(“Pensions”)⎯
(a) by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsection—
"(2a) The Minister shall as soon as is practicable publish by notice in the Gazette
the terms and conditions fixed by the President under subsection (1) subject to which
pension benefits shall be paid.";
(b) in subsection (3) by the deletion of “Protection and Adoption”.
(c) by the insertion after subsection (4) of the following subsection—
"(5) For the avoidance of doubt, the pension scheme that was approved on the 22nd
October, 1997, and amended from time to time in terms of this section before its
amendment by the General Laws Amendment Act, 2005, shall continue in force with
effect from that date.".
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Amendment of sections 13 and 14 of Cap. 7:17
The Judicial College Act [Chapter 7:17] is amended⎯
(a) in section 13 (“Principal of College”) (3)(b) by the repeal of subparagraph (ii) and the
substitution of⎯
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