INTERPRETATION ACT [Chapter 1:01] (as amended 1st March 2005) Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], as amended or replaced from time to time; in Zimbabwe where such form may be inspected free of charge. 6 Preamble and punctuation to form part of enactments [Definition inserted by s. 2 of Act 22/2001.] “statutory instrument’’ means any proclamation, rule, regulation, by-law, order, notice or other instrument having the force of law, made by the President or any other person or body under any enactment; The preamble to an enactment and any punctuation in an enactment shall form part of the enactment and may be used as aids to the construction of the enactment. “Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe referred to in subsection (1) of section 80 of the Constitution; 7 Headings, notes, tables and indexes “town” means a town established or deemed to have been established in terms of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15] and any reference to a town council, a town area or the area of a town council shall be construed accordingly; (a) headings and marginal notes and other marginal references therein to other enactments; and “United Kingdom” means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (4) References to Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia or Southern Rhodesia in any enactment shall be construed as references to Zimbabwe. In an enactment— (b) notes, tables, indexes and explanatory references inserted therein as part of any compilation or revision in terms of the Statute Law Compilation and Revision Act [Chapter 1:03]; shall form no part of the enactment and shall be deemed to have been inserted for convenience of reference only. 8 Writing PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ENACTMENTS 4 Enactments to apply to whole of Zimbabwe Every enactment shall, unless the contrary intention appears, apply to the whole of Zimbabwe. 5 Forms (1) Where a form is prescribed or specified by any enactment, deviations therefrom not materially affecting the substance nor calculated to mislead shall not invalidate the form used. (2) It shall not be necessary to publish in the Gazette any form which is prescribed by a statutory instrument if there is published in the Gazette a notice specifying an office or offices Writing and expressions referring to writing shall be construed as including printing, typewriting, lithography, photography and any other modes of representing or reproducing words or figures in a visible form. 9 Rules as to gender and number (1) Words importing the masculine gender include females. (2) Words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular. 10 References in enactments (1) For the purpose of subsection (5)— “division” means Schedule, Appendix, Part, section, clause, subsection, subclause, definition, proviso, paragraph or subparagraph, as the case may be, and “subdivision” shall be construed accordingly. -7-