CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17
(b) it is accompanied by the certificate referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) and a
further certificate from the Speaker stating that the Bill is a Bill to which the
provisions of subsection (4) apply and that the Bill may lawfully be presented for assent by virtue of those provisions.
[Subsection as substituted by section 15 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17]
(6) An Act of Parliament that provides for a revision of the written law such as is
referred to section 53(2) may make provision for—
(a) renumbering the provisions of this Constitution so as to reflect amendments
that have been made thereto; and
(b) amending the provisions of this Constitution where it is necessary to do so
as a consequence of any renumbering referred to in paragraph (a);
and any such renumbering or amendment shall be valid as if it had been effected by
means of an Act of Parliament passed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
[Subsection as inserted by section 7 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11]
(7) …..
[Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10]
(8) …..
[Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10]
(9) …..
[Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10]
53 Enrolment of Acts
(1) As soon as may be after an Act of Parliament has been assented to by the
President, the Clerk of Parliament shall cause a fair copy of the Act, duly authenticated by the signature of the President and the public seal, to be enrolled on record in
the office of the Registrar of the High Court and such copy shall be conclusive evidence of the provisions of such Act.
[Subsection as amended by section 15 of Act 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14]
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), an Act of Parliament may
provide for the publication of a revision of the whole or any part of the written law in
force, including, subject to the provisions of section 52(6), this Constitution, and may
further provide that—
(a) upon such publication the revision shall in all courts of justice and for all
purposes whatsoever be the sole version of the law or part thereof concerned;
(b) a copy of the revision, authenticated in the manner provided for in the Act
of Parliament, shall be deposited in the office of the Registrar of the High
Court and such copy shall be conclusive evidence of the provisions of the
law or part thereof concerned.
[Subsection as substituted by section 4 of Act 1 of 1983 - Amendment No. 3 and as amended by section 8
of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11]
(3) The validity of an Act of Parliament or of a revision of the law or part thereof
shall not depend upon the enrolment or deposit thereof pursuant to the provisions of
this section.
[Subsection as substituted by section 4 of Act 1 of 1983 - Amendment No. 3]
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