Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) PART II ZIMBABWE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION 100K Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (1) There is a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission consisting of at least four and not more than nine members appointed by the President in consultation with the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders. (2) Persons appointed to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission must be persons of integrity chosen for their knowledge of and experience in administration or the prosecution or investigation of crime or for their general suitability for appointment, and— (a) at least one must be entitled to practise as a legal practitioner; and (b) at least one must be entitled to practise as an auditor or public accountant in Zimbabwe; and (c) at least one shall have had at least ten years’ experience in the investigation of crime. 100L Functions of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has the following functions— (a) to combat corruption, theft, misappropriation, abuse of power and other improprieties in the conduct of affairs in both the public and private sectors; and (b) to make recommendations to the Government and to organisations in the private sector on measures to enhance integrity and accountability and to prevent improprieties; and (c) to exercise any other functions that may be conferred or imposed on the Commission by or under an Act of Parliament. 100M Powers of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission An Act of Parliament may confer powers on the Anti-Corruption Commission, including power— (a) to conduct investigations and inquiries on its own initiative or on receipt of complaints; and (b) to require assistance from members of the Police Force and other investigative agencies of the State; and (c) through the Attorney-General, to secure the prosecution of persons guilty of corruption, theft, misappropriation, abuse of power and other improprieties. - 89 -

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