ss 23–24 CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE exercised his right to be heard in those proceedings, the Attorney-General shall have the like right with respect to an appeal from that determination as if he had been a party to the proceedings. (7) Where any law is held by a competent court to be in contravention of the Declaration of Rights, any person detained in custody under that law shall be entitled as of right to make an application to the Supreme Court for the purpose of questioning the validity of his further detention, notwithstanding that he may have previously appealed against his conviction or sentence or that any time prescribed for the lodging of such an appeal may have expired. [Subsection as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] [Paragraph repealed by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987] (c) (8) A written law may confer upon the Supreme Court powers additional to those conferred by this section for the purpose of enabling the Supreme Court more effectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it by this section. [Subsection as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981] (9) A written law may make provision with respect to the practice and procedure— (a) of the Supreme Court in relation to the jurisdiction and powers conferred upon it by or under this section; and (b) of subordinate courts in relation to references to the Supreme Court under subsection (2); including provision with respect to the time within which any application or reference shall or may be made or brought. [Paragraph repealed by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987] [Subsection as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981] 25 Savings in the event of public emergencies Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, an Act of Parliament may in accordance with Schedule 2 derogate from certain provisions of the Declaration of Rights in respect of a period of public emergency or a period when a resolution under section 31J(6) is in effect. [Section as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987] 26 Interpretation and other savings (1) In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires— “child” includes a stepchild and a lawfully adopted child and “parent” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; “court” means any court of law in Zimbabwe, including a tribal court, but does not, except for the purposes of section 12 or 14, include a court established by or under a disciplinary law; “legal representative” means a legal practitioner who is lawfully in Zimbabwe; (d) [Paragraph repealed by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987] [Definition as substituted by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987] “parental discipline” includes school or other quasi-parental discipline. (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), nothing contained in or done under the authority of any written law shall be held to be in contravention of the Declaration of Rights to the extent that the law in question— (a) is a law with respect to which the requirements of section 52 were applicable and were compiled with; (b) 28