Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19)
(2) Subject to the provisions of an Act of Parliament, the Police Force shall be
under the command of the Commissioner-General of Police, who shall be
appointed by the President after consultation with such person or authority as may
be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
[Subsection as amended by section 25 of Act 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18]
(3) An Act of Parliament shall make provision for the organisation,
administration and discipline of the Police Force, including the appointment of
persons to offices or ranks in the Police Force, their removal from office or
reduction in rank, their punishment for breaches of discipline and the fixing of their
conditions of service.
94 Police Service Commission
(1) There shall be a Police Service Commission which shall consist of—
(a) a chairman who, subject to the provisions of section 74(3), shall be the
chairman of the Public Service Commission; and
(b) not less than two and not more than seven other members appointed,
subject to the provisions of subsection (2), by the President.
(2) The persons to be appointed under subsection (1)(b) shall be chosen for
their ability and experience in administration or their professional qualifications or
their suitability otherwise for appointment, and at least one such member shall be a
person who has held senior rank in the Police Force for periods which in the
aggregate amount to at least five years.
95 Functions of Police Service Commission
The functions of the Police Service Commission shall be to tender such advice
and do such other things in relation to the Police Force as are provided for by this
Constitution or by or under an Act of Parliament.
[Chapter as substituted by section 9 of Act 4 of 1993 – Amendment No. 12, with effect from 1.10.1995]
CHAPTER X
THE DEFENCE FORCES
96 Defence Forces and command thereof
(1) For the purpose of defending Zimbabwe, there shall be Defence Forces
consisting of an Army, an Air Force and such other branches, if any, of the
Defence Forces as may be provided for by or under an Act of Parliament.
(2) The supreme command of the Defence Forces shall vest in the President as
Commander-in-Chief and, in the exercise of his functions as such, the President
shall have power to determine the operational use of the Defence Forces.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and any Act of Parliament, the
Defence Forces shall be under the command of a Commander:
Provided that an Act of Parliament may provide that the different branches of
the Defence Forces, or any one or more of them, shall be under the command of
different Commanders.
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