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13 Powers of Commission
(1) Subject to this Act, for the better exercise of its functions the Commission shall have
power to do or cause to be done, either by itself or through its agents, all or any of the things
specified in the Schedule, either absolutely or conditionally and either solely or jointly with
others.
(2) The Commission shall exercise its powers concurrently with those of the police.
(3) In exercising its powers, the Commission shall be governed by the relevant provisions of
the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] which govern the police.
(4) An officer who intends to make any search, entry or seizure for the purposes of this
section shall—
(a) notify the officer commanding the police district in which the officer intends to make
the search, entry or seizure; and
(b) be accompanied by a police officer assigned to him or her or by the police officer
referred to in paragraph (a):
Provided that where an officer has reason for believing that any delay involved in
obtaining the accompaniment of a police officer would defeat the object of the search,
entry or seizure, he or she may make such search, entry or seizure without such police
officer.
(5) In the event of any conflict arising in the exercise of their powers between the
Commission and the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Attorney-General shall have the power to
intervene and direct the parties to do anything that in his or her opinion must be done to resolve
the conflict.
14 Staff of Commission
(1) The Commission in consultation with the Minister and the Minister responsible for
finance may employ on such terms and conditions as it may determine officers who are necessary
for the conduct of the business of the Commission and may suspend, discipline or discharge any
such persons in accordance with standing orders referred to in paragraph 10 of the Schedule.
(2) The officers of the Commission shall not be members of the Public Service
Commission.
15 Meetings of Commission
(1) The Chairperson shall, as often as he or she considers it necessary for the fulfilment of
the objects and the exercise of the functions of the Commission, fix the date, time and place of
meetings of the Commission.
(2) The Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson and any three members shall constitute a
quorum.
(3) Any question arising at a meeting of the Commission shall be decided by a majority of
the members present and voting and, in the event of there being equal votes, the Chairperson or
Deputy Chairperson (as the case may be) shall have a casting vote.
(4) The Chairperson may, with the approval of the Commission, invite any person with
special knowledge or experience of any matter under consideration in terms of this Act to attend