ss 109–111B
CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
“appointing authority” means ...
[Definition repealed by section 10 of Act 4 of 1993]
during which he was qualified to practise as an
advocate or attorney in Zimbabwe shall be included.
“Commission” means the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, the Police
Service Commission or the Defence Forces Service
Commission.
110 Tenure of office of certain persons
(1) This section shall apply to—
(a) the Attorney-General and every Deputy
Attorney-General; and
[Paragraph as substituted by section 14 of Act 4 of 1989]
(a1) the Ombudsman and the Deputy Ombudsman;
and
[Paragraph as inserted by section 14 of Act 4 of 1989]
(b)
any member of the Judicial Service Commission appointed under section 90 (1) (d); and
[Subsection as inserted by section 9 of Act 25 of 1981]
[Paragraph as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987]
(c)
any member of the Public Service Commission,
the Police Service Commission, the Defence
Forces Service Commission or the Prison Service Commission.
[Paragraph as amended by section 11 of Act 4 of 1993]
(2) A person to whom this section applies may be
removed from office only for inability to discharge the
functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity
of body or mind or any other cause, or for misbehaviour and shall not be so removed except in accordance
with the provisions of this section.
(3) Such person shall be removed from office by
the President if the question of his removal from
office has been referred to a tribunal appointed under
subsection (5) and that tribunal has advised the
President that he ought to be removed from office for
inability to discharge the functions of his office or for
misbehaviour.
(4) If the question of removing a person to whom
this section applies has been referred to a tribunal
appointed under subsection (5), the President may
suspend that person from performing the functions of
his office and any such suspension—
(a) may at any time be revoked by the President;
and
(b) shall cease to have effect if the tribunal advises
the President that the person should not be removed.
[Subsection as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987]
(5) The tribunal referred to in this section shall
consist of a chairman and two other members
appointed by the President, and—
(a) the chairman shall be a person who is or has
been a judge of the Supreme Court or the High
Court;
(b) at least one of the other members shall be a
person who is and has been for not less than
seven years, whether continuously or not, qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Zimbabwe.
111 Chiefs and Councils of Chiefs
(1) There shall be Chiefs to preside over the
tribespeople in Zimbabwe who shall, subject to the
provisions of subsection (2), be appointed by the
President in accordance with an Act of Parliament.
[Subsection as amended by section 9 of Act 25 of 1981 and
by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987]
(6) In computing, for the purposes of subsection
(5) (b), the period during which any person has been
qualified to practise as a legal practitioner, any period
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