ss 113–114 (b) CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE any period when a declaration under section 31J(1) is in effect; [Definition repealed by section 13 of Act 1 of 1983] [Paragraph as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987] “person” means any individual or any body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated; “President” means the President of Zimbabwe; “Provincial Governor” means a governor appointed in terms of an Act of Parliament referred to in section 111A; [Definition as inserted by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989] “public moneys” means any fees, taxes or other revenues payable to the State and any other moneys received and held by an employee of the State in his official capacity; “public office” means a paid office in the service of the State; “public officer” means a person holding or acting in any public office; “Public Service” means the service of the State but does not include— (a) the Prison Service, Police Force or Defence Forces; (b) service as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court or as a person appointed to preside over a special court under section 92; “Vice-President” means a Vice-President of Zimbabwe; [Paragraph as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981] (c) (d) service as a member of any Commission established by this Constitution or any body corporate established directly by or under any Act of Parliament for special purposes specified in that Act; service which this Constitution or an Act of Parliament provides shall not form part of the Public Service; [Paragraph as amended by section 15 of Act 30 of 1990] “session” means the sittings of Parliament commencing when Parliament first meets after the appointed day or after a prorogation or dissolution and terminating when Parliament is next prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued; “sitting” means a period during which Parliament is sitting continuously without adjournment, including any period during which Parliament is in committee; [Definition as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 and by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] [Definition as inserted by section 18 of Act 23 of 1987 and as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] “sitting day” means any weekday which is prescribed in the Standing Orders of Parliament to be a sitting day, whether or not Parliament meets on that day; [Definition as substituted by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989] “Speaker” means the Speaker of Parliament elected in terms of section 39; [Definition as inserted by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989] “statutory instrument” means any proclamation, rule, regulation, by-law, order, notice or other instrument having the force of law made by the President, a Minister or any other person or authority under this Constitution or any Act of Parliament; “Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe; [Definition as inserted by section 10 of Act 25 of 1981] “tax” includes duty or due; “Tribal Trust Land” 74

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