constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:48 216 Command of Defence Forces (1) An Act of Parliament may provide that-(a) the Defence Forces are to be under the command of a single Commander; or (b) each service of the Defence Forces, or any two or more of them jointly, are to be under the command of a separate Commander. (2) Every Commander of the Defence Forces, and every Commander of a service of the Defence Forces, is appointed by the President after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Defence Forces. (3) Commanders of the Defence Forces and Commanders of services of the Defence Forces, are appointed for a term of not more than five years, and a person must not serve in any one of those offices for more than two terms. (4) A person who has served as Commander of a service of the Defence Forces may be appointed as Commander of the Defence Forces, but a person who has served as Commander of the Defence Forces may not be appointed as Commander of a service of the Defence Forces or to the command of any other security service. (5) Every Commander of the Defence Forces, and every Commander of a service of the Defence Forces, must exercise his or her command in accordance with general written policy directives given by the Minister responsible for the Defence Forces acting under the authority of the President. 217 Establishment and composition of Defence Forces Service Commission (1) There is a Defence Forces Service Commission consisting of a chairperson who must be the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, and a minimum of two and a maximum of six other members appointed by the President. (2) Members of the Defence Forces Service Commission must be chosen for their knowledge of or experience in administration, management, military affairs, their professional qualifications or their general suitability for appointment, and-(a) at least half of them must be persons who are not and have not been members of the Defence Forces; (b) at least one of them must have held senior rank in the Defence Forces for one or more periods amounting to at least five years. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 92