Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (2) Except as otherwise provided by or under an Act of Parliament, any agreement— (a) which has been concluded or executed by or under the authority of the President with one or more foreign organisations, corporations or entities, other than a foreign State or government or an international organisation; and (b) which imposes fiscal obligations upon Zimbabwe; shall be subject to approval by Parliament. (3) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution or by or under an Act of Parliament, the provisions of subsection (1)(a) shall not apply to— (a) any convention, treaty or agreement, or any class thereof, which Parliament has by resolution declared shall not require approval in terms of subsection (1)(a); or (b) any convention, treaty or agreement the subject-matter of which falls within the scope of the prerogative powers of the President referred to in section 31H(3) in the sphere of international relations; 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. [Section as substituted by section 12(1) of Act 4 of 1993 – Amendment No. 12. Section 12(2) of Act 4 of 1993 provided that section 111B should 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; - 102 -

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