150 (d) any other body established for public purposes by or under an Act of Parliament and declared by that Act to be a disciplined force; ―effective date‖ means the date on which this Constitution comes into effect in terms of paragraph 3 of the Sixth Schedule; ―Electoral Law‖ means the Act of Parliament that regulates elections in terms of this Constitution; ―financial year‖ means the twelve-month period ending on the 31st December; ―function‖ includes power and duty; ―Gazette‖ means the official Gazette of the Government and includes any supplement to that Gazette; ―general election‖ means a general election— (a) of the President, Vice-Presidents and members of Parliament; (b) of members of the governing bodies of local authorities; ―Government‖ means the Government of Zimbabwe; ―government-controlled entity‖ means a body corporate whose operations or activities are substantially controlled by the State or by a person on behalf of the State, whether through ownership of a majority of shares in the body corporate or otherwise; ―House‖, unless otherwise qualified, means the Senate or the National Assembly; ―independent Commission‖ means a Commission referred to in section 12.1; ―judge‖ means a judge of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Labour Court or the Administrative Court; ―Judicial Service Commission‖ means the Commission of that name established by section 8.28; ―law‖ means— (a) any provision of this Constitution or of an Act of Parliament; (b) any provision of a statutory instrument; or (c) any unwritten law in force in Zimbabwe, including customary law; and ―lawful‖, ―lawfully‖, ―legal‖ and ―legally‖ are to be construed accordingly; ―legal practitioner‖ means a person who is permitted to practise the profession of law in Zimbabwe; ―local authority‖ means a council referred to in Part 3 of Chapter 13; ―member‖, in relation to— (a) a Commission or other body established by this Constitution, includes the chairperson and deputy chairperson; (b) a statutory body, provincial or metropolitan council or local authority, means a person who is appointed or elected to a council, board or other authority which