CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September,2005
(3b) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or in any law or rule regulating the proceedings of the body concerned, one-half of the membership of any
body established by or in terms of this Constitution shall constitute a quorum of the
membership of that body.
[Subsection as inserted by section 19 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7]
(4) Any reference in this Constitution to the affirmative votes of not less than
two-thirds of a body shall, when the number of its membership is not a multiple of
three, be interpreted to mean that the number of votes shall be not less than the
integer next above two-thirds of the number of its membership.
(5) For the purposes of this Constitution a person shall be deemed not to have
attained a given age until the commencement of the relevant anniversary of the day
of his birth.
(6) The Interpretation Act for the time being in force in Zimbabwe shall apply to
the interpretation of any regulations made by the President in the exercise of a power
to make regulations conferred by this Constitution and to the interpretation of any
such power.
[Subsection as amended by section 13 of Act 4 of 1993 - Amendment No. 12]
SCHEDULE 1
(Sections 7, 28, 31C, 31D, 31G, 39, 44, 76, 83 and 113)
Oaths and Affirmations
Oath or Affirmation of Loyalty
I, .............................................. do swear [or solemnly affirm] that I will be faithful
and bear true allegiance to Zimbabwe and observe the laws of Zimbabwe.
So help me God. [To be omitted in affirmation]
Oath or Affirmation of Office
I, ............................................... do swear [or solemnly affirm] that I will well and
truly serve Zimbabwe in the office of..........................................
So help me God. [To be omitted in affirmation]
Oath or Affirmation of a Member of the Cabinet
I, .................................................... being chosen and admitted to the Cabinet of
Zimbabwe, do swear [or solemnly affirm] that I will to the best of my judgment, at all
times when so required, freely give my counsel and advice to the President of Zimbabwe for the good management of the public affairs of Zimbabwe, that I will not,
directly or indirectly, reveal such matters as may be debated in the Cabinet and
committed to my secrecy, but that I will in all things be a true and faithful member
thereof.
So help me God. [To be omitted in affirmation]
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