(b) parliamentary elections, means an Act of Parliament that regulates the election of Members of Parliament; (c) local authorities, means an Act of Parliament that regulates the election of members of local authorities; (d) referendums, means an Act of Parliament that regulates the conduct of referendums; "financial year" means the twelve-month period ending on the 31st December; "functions" includes powers and duties; "Gazette" means the official Gazette of the Government and includes any supplement to that Gazette; "general election" means a general election of Members of Parliament or of members of a local authority, as the case may be; "Government" means the Government of Zimbabwe; "House", unless otherwise qualified, means the Senate or the National Assembly; "international organisation" means an organisation whose membership consists of two or more independent states or in which two or more independent states are officially represented; "international treaty" means a convention, treaty or agreement with one or more foreign states or governments or international organisations; "judge" means a judge of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court or the High Court, and includes the Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice and the Judge President; "law" means– (a) any provision of this Constitution or of an Act of Parliament; (b) any provision of a statutory instrument; or (c) any unwritten law in force in Zimbabwe, including customary law; and "lawful", "lawfully", "legal" and "legally" are to be construed accordingly; "legal practitioner" means a person who is permitted to practise the profession of law in Zimbabwe and who has the right to represent other persons before all courts in which the right to be legally represented is permitted; "local authority" means a council or similar body established by law to regulate the affairs of a local community; "member", in relation to a statutory body, provincial council or local authority, means a person who is appointed or elected to a council, board or other authority which– (a) is a statutory body, provincial council or local authority; or (b) is responsible for administering the affairs of the statutory body, provincial council or local authority; "Member of Parliament" means a Senator or a Member of the National Assembly; "metropolitan province" means the province of Bulawayo or Harare, referred to in section two hundred and forty-four; - 96 -