CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
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CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
The Constitution of Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order
1979 (S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom). It has been amended by the following Acts—
Number and year
Short title
Date of
commencement
27 of 1981
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 1981 (No. 2)
10.6.81
25 of 1981
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 1981
31.7.81
1 of 1983
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 1983
(Sections 14 and 15)
22.4.83
(Remainder of Act)
1.9.83
4 of 1984
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 4) Act, 1984
27 4.84
4 of 1985
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 5) Act, 1985
5.4.85
15 of 1987
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 6) Act, 1987
21.9.87
23 of 1987
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 7) Act, 1987
(Sections 1 and 21)
20.11.87
(Remainder of Act)
31.12.87
4 of 1989
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 8) Act, 1989
31 of 1989
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 9) Act, 1989
31.3.89
(Section 22 (b), (d) and (e))
11.5.90
(Remainder of Act)
27.3.90
15 of 1990
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 10) Act, 1990
3.8.90
30 of 1990
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 11) Act, 1990
17.4.91
4 of 1993
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 12) Act, 1993
9 of 1993
(Sections 1 to 5 and 12)
1.11.93
(Section 9, re Defence Forces)
1.7.94
(Section 9, re Prison Service)
18.8.95
(Section 11, re Prison Service)
18.8.95
(Section 9, re Police Force)
1.10.95
(Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, re Public Service)
10.3.96
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993
5.11.93
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER I
THE REPUBLIC AND THE CONSTITUTION
Section
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