CHAPTER 13 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT 162. Provinces (1) Zimbabwe will be divided into five provinces as follows: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Manicaland; Mashonaland; Masvingo; Matebeleland; and Midlands. (2) The boundaries and capitals of these Provinces will be as prescribed in a Schedule to this Constitution. 163. Provincial Assembly (1) There will be, in each province, a provincial legislature, to be called a Provincial Assembly consisting of not less than thirty members and not more than fifty members elected on an electoral system based on proportional representation. (2) The electorate for a Provincial Assembly will be the voters enrolled on the National voter’s roll in that Province. (3) An Act of Parliament must provide for an equitable formula determining the exact number of members of each Provincial Assembly. (4) A Provincial Assembly will be elected for a term of five years and thereafter stand dissolved. 164. Legislative Authority of Provinces (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the legislative authority of a Province vests in its Provincial Assembly. (2) A Provincial Assembly will have power to (a) initiate and pass legislation dealing with any matters listed in Section 10. (b) perform such other functions and exercise such other powers as may be prescribed in an Act of Parliament. (3) A Provincial Assembly may, subject to an Act of Parliament, impose a tax or levy. 72

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