Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (4) An Act of Parliament may provide for the conferring, by way of rules of court, upon a registrar of the Supreme Court, duly appointed thereto, of the jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court in civil cases in respect of— (a) the making of orders in uncontested cases, other than orders affecting status or the custody or guardianship of children; (b) deciding preliminary or interlocutory matters, including applications for directions but not including matters affecting the liberty of the subject: Provided that any such Act of Parliament shall provide for the right of any person who is aggrieved by the order or decision of any such registrar to have the order or decision reviewed by a judge of the Supreme Court who may, on such review, amend, vary, set aside or confirm the order or decision concerned or give such other order or decision as he deems fit. [Subsection as inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 1983 – Amendment No. 3] [Section as substituted by section 3 of Act 25 of 1981 – Amendment No. 2] 81 High Court and criminal jurisdiction of other courts (1) There shall be a High Court which shall be a superior court of record and shall have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred upon it by or in terms of this Constitution or any Act of Parliament. [Subsection as amended by section 12 of Act 30 of 1990 – Amendment No. 11] (2) The High Court shall consist of— (a) the Chief Justice; (b) the Judge President of the High Court who shall, subject to the directions of the Chief Justice, be in charge of the High Court; (c) such other judges of the High Court as may from time to time be appointed. (3) The Chief Justice may, from time to time, after consultation with the Judge President of the High Court, appoint a judge of the Supreme Court to act as a judge of the High Court. (4) No law, other than a disciplinary law, shall confer jurisdiction in criminal matters upon a court or other adjudicating authority, other than the Supreme Court or the High Court, which did not have such jurisdiction before the appointed day: Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a law which confers any such jurisdiction on a court in terms of which the only penalty that may be imposed by the court is a monetary one. (5) An Act of Parliament may provide for the conferring, by way of rules of court, upon a registrar of the High Court, duly appointed thereto, of the jurisdiction and powers of the High Court in civil cases in respect of— (a) the making of orders in uncontested cases, other than orders affecting status or the custody or guardianship of children; (b) deciding preliminary or interlocutory matters, including applications for directions but not including matters affecting the liberty of the subject: - 74 -