3 (c) through the Attorney-General, to secure the prosecution of persons for corruption, theft, misappropriation, abuse of power and other improprieties.”; AND WHEREAS Heads of States and of Governments of the Southern African Development Community have, by signing the SADC Protocol Against Corruption on the 14th of August, 2001 in Blantyre, Malawi, accepted that corruption is a serious problem that needs to be tackled as a matter of extreme urgency, and committed themselves to fight corruption and undertaken to put in place measures and mechanisms that would eliminate the scourge of corruption; AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make further provision for the Anti-Corruption Commission and for persons employed in connection with that Commission; NOW THEREFORE, be it enacted by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe as follows:— 1 Short title and date of commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22]. (2) This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the President by statutory instrument: 2 Interpretation In this Act— “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission appointed in terms of subsection (2) of section four; “Commission” means the Anti-Corruption Commission constituted in terms of section 108A of the Constitution; “Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission appointed in terms of subsection (2) of section four; “judicial officer” means a judge, president, magistrate, presiding officer or other person presiding over a court or tribunal; “member” means a member of the Commission, including the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson; “Minister” means the Minister of Special Affairs in the President’s Office in charge of the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Monopolies Programme or any other Minister to whom the President may from time to time assign the administration of this Act; “offence related to corruption” means— (a) a contravention of the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16]; and (b) any other offence specified by the Minister by notice in a statutory instrument after consultation with the Commission; “officer” means an officer of the Commission appointed in terms of subsection (1) of section fourteen; “public office” means a paid office in the service of the State, a statutory body or a local authority;