The Constitution of Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order 1979
(S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom). As at the 28th February, 2009,
it has been amended by the following Acts—
Number and year
Short title
Date of
commencement
27 of 1981
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 1981 (No. 2)
10.6.81
25 of 1981
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 1981
31.7.81
1 of 1983
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 1983
(Sections 14 and 15)
22.4.83
(Remainder of Act)
1.9.83
4 of 1984
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 4) Act, 1984
27 4.84
4 of 1985
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 5) Act, 1985
5.4.85
15 of 1987
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 6) Act, 1987
21.9.87
23 of 1987
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 7) Act, 1987
(Sections 1 and 21)
20.11.87
(Remainder of Act)
31.12.87
4 of 1989
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 8) Act, 1989
31 of 1989
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 9) Act, 1989
31.3.89
(Section 22 (b)(b), (d) and (e))
11.5.90
(Remainder of Act)
27.3.90
15 of 1990
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 10) Act, 1990
3.8.90
30 of 1990
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 11) Act, 1990
17.4.91
4 of 1993
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 12) Act, 1993
(Sections 1 to 5 and 12)
1.11.93
(Section 9, re Defence Forces)
1.7.94
(Section 9, re Prison Service)
18.8.95
(Section 11, re Prison Service)
18.8.95
(Section 9, re Police Force)
1.10.95
(Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, re Public Service)
10.3.96
9 of 1993
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993
5.11.93
14 of 1996
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996
6.12.96
10 of 1998
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 15) Act, 1998
30.6.1998
5 of 2000
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 16) Act, 2000
19.4.2000
5 of 2005
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005
(Sections 2–4, 18, 19 (new definition of “voter”),
20, 22 & 23, Part I of First Schedule and Second
Schedule
14.9.2005
Remainder of Act
30.11.2005
11 of 2007
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007
30.10.2007
1 of 2009
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 19) Act, 2009
13.2.2009