ZIMBABWE ACT To amend the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13], and the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe. PARTI PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Government Laws Amendment Act, 2016. ' PARTII Amendments to Rural District Councils Act [CHAPTER 29:13] 2 New sections substituted for section 157 of Cap. 29:13 Section 157 of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] (hereinafter in this Part called the “principal Act”) is repealed and substituted by the following sections — “157 Suspension and removal of councillors from office (1) In accordance with section 278 of the Constitution, the chairperson or councillor of a council shall only be removed from office on the grounds of— Printed by the Government Printer, Harare DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw; website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.

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