constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:49 "constitutional matter" means a matter in which there is an issue involving the interpretation, protection or enforcement of this Constitution; • "customary law" means the customary law of any section or community of Zimbabwe's people; • "disciplinary law" means a written law that regulates the discipline of members of a disciplined force, including part-time members, while they are rendering service in the force or in respect of their failure to render service in the force; • "disciplined force" means-(a) a naval, military or air force; (b) a police service; (c) a prisons or correctional service; or (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 wholly into operation in terms of paragraph 3(2) 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 232; • "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 189; • "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 14; • "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. (i) is a statutory body, provincial or metropolitan council or local authority; or (ii) is responsible for administering the affairs of the statutory body, provincial or metropolitan council or local authority; • • "Member of Parliament" means a Senator or a Member of the National Assembly; Zimbabwe 2013 Page 141