CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 President, by proclamation in the Gazette, as the end of the period of public emergency caused by that war; or (b) any period when a declaration under section 31J(1) is in effect; [Paragraph as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] “person” means any individual or any body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated; “President” means the President of Zimbabwe; "province" means an area of Zimbabwe declared as such in terms of the Provincial Councils and Administration Act [Chapter 29:11] or any other law substituted for the same; [Definition inserted by section 19 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] “Provincial Governor” means a person appointed as such in terms of the Provincial Councils and Administration Act [Chapter 29:11]; [Definition as substituted by section 19 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17, having been originally inserted by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] “public moneys” means any fees, taxes or other revenues payable to the State and any other moneys received and held by an employee of the State in his official capacity; “public office” means a paid office in the service of the State; “public officer” means a person holding or acting in any public office; “Public Service” means the service of the State but does not include— (a) the Prison Service, Police Force or Defence Forces; (b) service as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court or as a person appointed to preside over a special court under section 92; [Paragraph as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2] (c) service as a member of any Commission established by this Constitution or any body corporate established directly by or under any Act of Parliament for special purposes specified in that Act; (d) service which this Constitution or an Act of Parliament provides shall not form part of the Public Service; [Paragraph as amended by section 15 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] “session” means the sittings of Parliament commencing when Parliament first meets after the appointed day or after a prorogation or dissolution and terminating when Parliament is next prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued; “sitting” means a period during which Parliament is sitting continuously without adjournment, including any period during which the House of Assembly or the Senate, as the case may be, is in committee; [Definition as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9 by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10. and by section 19 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] Consolidation 93 1st October, 2005