CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 (2) During the term of office of a person appointed to preside over a special court his conditions of service shall not be amended and his office shall not be abolished without his consent. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), an Act of Parliament may— (a) vest the functions of a special court in another special court if such Act provides that any person who has been appointed to preside over the firstmentioned court shall be deemed to have been appointed to preside over the second-mentioned court; and (b) effect a change in the designation of the person referred to in paragraph (a). (4) In this section, “special court” means— (a) the Administrative Court established by section 3 of the Administrative Court Act [Chapter 7:07]; (Paragraph as substituted by section 2 of Act No. 10 of 1998 - Amendment No. 15.) (a1) the Fiscal Appeal Court established by section 3 of the Fiscal Appeal Court Act [Chapter 23:05]; (Paragraph as inserted by section 2 of Act No. 10 of 1998 - Amendment No. 15.) (a2) the Special Court for Income Tax Appeals established by section 64 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]; (Paragraph as inserted by section 2 of Act No. 10 of 1998 - Amendment No. 15.) (a3) any court or other adjudicating authority established by law which exercises any function that was vested in a court referred to in paragraph (a), (a1) or (a2) on the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 15) Act, 1998; (Paragraph as inserted by section 2 of Act No. 10 of 1998 - Amendment No. 15.) (b) any court or other adjudicating authority established by law, other than— (i) a local court; or (ii) a court established by or under a disciplinary law; or (iii) a court established by or under an Act of Parliament for the adjudication of small civil claims; if there is no right of appeal, directly or indirectly, from a decision of that court or adjudicating authority to the Supreme Court or the High Court; [Paragraph as substituted by section 12 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (c) any court or other adjudicating authority established by law which is declared by that law to be a special court for the purposes of this section. Consolidation 77 1st October, 2005