Bill Watch 52/2019 [Update on
Statutory Instruments: Part 1] 16 October 2019
Supreme Court
SI 197/2019 [link] – Supreme Court (Fees) (Civil Cases) (Amendment) Rules,
2019 (No. 7)
Deputy Sheriffs' Fees and Allowances
SI 198/2019 [link] – High Court (Fees and Allowances) (Amendment) Rules,
2019 (No. 22) , amending SI 82/2000, and repealing SIs 109/2012 and
58/2016.
Collective Bargaining Agreements in ZWL Dollars
Insurance Industry
SI 165/2019 [link], gazetted 9th August, sets out wages and allowances for the
period January to June 2019 following an arbitral award issued on 17th April
2019, to be reviewed for the period July to December.
Mining Industry
SI 175/2019 [link], gazetted 23rd August, sets out the minimum earnings for
2019 for workers in the Mining Industry. The agreement is stated to be subject
to review on a quarterly basis, based on the prevailing economic situation in the
industry.
Agricultural Industry (General Agriculture)
SI 177/2019 [link], gazetted 23rd August, sets out new minimum wages for the
effective from 15th May.
Tobacco Industry – Tobacco (Miscellaneous) Sector
SI 178/2019 [link], gazetted 23rd August, sets out an agreement applicable to
the fixing minimum wages and allowances for the three months July, August
and September.
Tobacco Industry [Cigarette and Tobacco Manufacturing sector]
SI 179/2019 [link] and SI 180/2019 [link], gazetted 23rd August, cover wages
and night shift allowance for the for the periods January 2018 to June 2019 and
July to December 2019, respectively.
Civil aviation: New Personnel Licensing Regulations
SI 176/2019 [link], gazetted on 16th August, was the latest in a series of
statutory instruments updating regulations under the Civil Aviation Act. It sets
out the new regulations on licensing of pilots, engineering and other personnel
in a substantial A4 book.
Dams Declared "Inland Waters"
SI 166/2019 [link], gazetted on 9th August, declares six dams to be inland
waters for the purposes of the Inland Waters Shipping Act: Tugwi-Mukosi;
Mazowe; Acadia; Zhove; White Waters; and Mtshabezi dams. The effect of the
declaration that the Act, and the regulations made under it, will now apply to
these dams. The Act and regulations provide for such matters as registration
and survey of some classes of vessels used on inland waters and standards of
competency for those commanding them and their crews.
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