170 (a) the first election for the offices of President and Vice-Presidents under this Constitution; (b) the first general election of members of Parliament under this Constitution; and (c) the first elections of governing bodies of provincial and metropolitan councils and local authorities; held after the publication day; ―former Constitution‖ means the Constitution of Zimbabwe that came into operation on the 18th April, 1980, as subsequently amended; ―publication day‖ means the day on which this Constitution, or the statute by which it is enacted, is published in the Gazette in accordance with section 51 (5) of the former Constitution. Effect of this Schedule 2. This Schedule prevails, to the extent of any inconsistency, over all other provisions of this Constitution. PART 2 COMMENCEMENT OF THIS CONSTITUTION AND REPEAL OF FORMER CONSTITUTION Commencement of this Constitution 3. (1) This Schedule, together with— (a) Chapter 3, relating to citizenship; (b) Chapter 4, being the Declaration of Rights; (c) Chapter 5, relating to the election and assumption of office of the President and VicePresidents; (d) Chapter 6, relating to the election of members of Parliament and the summoning of Parliament after a general election; (e) Chapter 7, relating to elections; (f) Chapter 9, relating to principles of public administration and leadership; (g) section 11.3, relating to the conduct of members of the security services; (h) Chapter 12, in so far as it relates to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission; and (i) Chapter 14, relating to provincial and local government; come into operation on the publication day. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Schedule, the rest of this Constitution comes into operation on the day on which the President elected in the first elections assumes office. (3) Between the publication day and the effective date, the provisions of this Constitution specified in subparagraphs (a) to (h) of subparagraph (1) override the equivalent provisions of the former Constitution.