constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:49 PART 4 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 9 Government succession The Government constituted under this Constitution is in all respects the successor to the former Government of Zimbabwe. 10 Continuation of existing laws Subject to this Schedule, all existing laws continue in force but must be construed in conformity with this Constitution. 11 Interpretation of existing enactments (1) Unless inconsistent with the context, a reference in any existing enactment to-(a) the President must be construed as a reference to the President acting in accordance with this Constitution; (b) Parliament must be construed as a reference to-(i) the Senate, where the reference relates to a function that is to be exercised by the Senate alone under this Constitution; (ii) the National Assembly, where the reference relates to any function other than one referred to in subparagraph (i) or the enactment of legislation; (c) the House of Assembly must be construed as a reference to the National Assembly; (d) the Public Service must be construed as a reference to the Civil Service; (e) the Public Service Commission must be construed as a reference to the Civil Service (e) Commission; (f) the Prison Service must be construed as a reference to the Prisons and Correctional Service; (g) the Prison Service Commission must be construed as a reference to the Prisons and Correctional Service Commission; (h) the Commissioner of Prisons must be construed as a reference to the Commissioner-General of the Prisons and Correctional Service; (i) the Comptroller and Auditor-General must be construed as a reference to the Auditor-General; (j) the Attorney-General, in relation to criminal proceedings, must be construed as a reference to the Prosecutor-General. (2) Where this Constitution vests power in a particular person or authority to enact legislation on any matter, and that matter is provided for in an existing enactment made by some other person or authority, the existing enactment has effect as if it had been made by the person or authority with the power to make it under this Constitution. 12 Standing Orders of Parliament The Standing Orders that were in force immediately before the effective date continue in force as standing orders of the Senate and the National Assembly until they are replaced or amended in accordance with this Constitution. 13 Existing officers Any person who, immediately before the effective date, held or acted in a public office under the former Constitution continues to hold or act in that office, or the equivalent office under this Constitution, on the same conditions of service until the expiry of his or her term of office under those conditions of service or until he or she resigns, retires or is removed from office in terms of this Constitution or those conditions of service, as the case may be. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 162