ss 109–111B CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE unless the application or operation of the convention, treaty or agreement requires— (i) the withdrawal or appropriation of moneys from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; or (ii) any modification of the law of Zimbabwe. “disciplinary law” means any written law in so far as it provides for the regulation of the discipline of regular or full-time members of any disciplined force or any other members of a disciplined force while they are rendering service as such members or in respect of their failure to render such service; [Section as substituted by section 12(1) of Act 4 of 1993. Section 12(2) of Act 4 of 1993 provides that the new section 111B shall not have the effect of requiring approval by Parliament of any convention, treaty or agreement which was acceded to, concluded or executed by or under the authority of the President before the 1st November, 1993, and which, immediately before that date, did not require approval or ratification by Parliament.] 112 Pensions The provisions of Schedule 6 shall apply in respect of the pension rights of public officers and the remittability of pensions. PART 2 Interpretation 113 Interpretation (1) In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires— “Act of Parliament” includes— (a) any law included in the Revised Edition of the Statute Law prepared under the authority of the Revised Edition of the Laws Act, 1973, or which, though omitted from that Edition, continued in force notwithstanding the omission; and (b) any other Act or Ordinance; which was in force immediately before the appointed day; “advocate” and “attorney” include a legal practitioner; “disciplined force” means— [Definition as inserted by section 10 of Act 25 of 1981] “African customary law” means the tribal law and custom of Africans of a particular tribe; “amend” includes vary, alter, modify or adapt; “Appellate Division” [Definition repealed by section 7 of Act 15 of 1990] “appointed day” means the day appointed for the commencement of this Constitution; [The day so appointed was the 18th April, 1980.] “Chief” means a Chief referred to in section 111 (1); “Committee on Standing Rules and Orders” means the committee referred to in section 57 (2); [Definition as inserted by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989] “Communal Land” means Communal Land referred to in the Communal Land Act, 1982; [Definition as inserted by section 13 of Act 1 of 1983] “Constitutional Bill” means a Bill which, if enacted, would have the effect of amending, adding to or repealing any of the provisions of this Constitution; “Council of Chiefs” means a Council of Chiefs referred to in section 111 (3); “Declaration of Rights” means the Declaration of Rights set out in Chapter III; 72

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