CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 [Definition as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] “Government” means the Government of Zimbabwe; “High Court” means the High Court of Zimbabwe; [Definition as inserted by section 10 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2 and amended by section 15 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] “law” means— (a) any provision of this Constitution or of an Act of Parliament; (b) any provision of a statutory instrument; and (c) any unwritten law in force in Zimbabwe, including African customary law; [Paragraph as amended by section 15 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] and “lawful” and “lawfully” shall be construed accordingly; “legal practitioner” means a person who has been duly admitted to practise the profession of law in Zimbabwe and who has the right of audience to represent other persons before all courts in which the right to be legally represented is permitted; [Definition as inserted by section 10 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2] “local authority” means any council or other such body established by or under any law to regulate the affairs of any local community and to make statutory instruments for that purpose; “local court” means any court constituted by or under a written law for the purpose of applying African customary law; “Mashonaland” … [Definition repealed by section 7 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] “Matabeleland” … [Definition repealed by section 7 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] “member”, in relation to a disciplined force, includes any person who, in terms of any disciplinary law relating to that force, is subject to that discipline; "metropolitan province" means the Harare or Bulawayo province declared 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] “Minister” ….. [Definition repealed by section 18 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] “Money Bill” ….. [Definition repealed by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] “oath” includes affirmation; “period of public emergency” means— (a) any period when Zimbabwe is engaged in any war and the period immediately following thereon until such date as may be declared by the Consolidation 92 14th September, 2005