(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) the Judge President; the Attorney General; the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice, or an alternate designated by that Cabinet member; three practicing legal practitioners designated from within the legal practitioners profession to represent the profession as a whole; two teachers of law who are not members of the Constitutional Court, designated by teachers of law at Zimbabwean universities. five persons designated by the National Assembly from among its members, at least two of whom must be members of the opposition parties represented in the Assembly and at least two of whom must be women; two customary law judicial officers designated by the judicial officers of the customary law courts; Members who are designated to the Judicial Services Commission serve for a period of five years and may serve only for one further term of five years. 116. Functions and Procedures of Judicial Services Commission (1) The Judicial Services Commission has the powers and functions assigned to it in the Constitution and national legislation, which include: (a) a central role in the appointment and removal of judges; and (b) fixing judicial conditions of service. (2) The Judicial Services Commission may advise the national government on any matter relating to the judiciary or the administration of justice, but when it considers any matter, except the appointment of a judge, it must sit without the members designated by the members of the National Assembly. (3) The Judicial Services Commission may determine its own procedure, but its decisions must be supported by a majority of its members. 117. The Attorney General (1) There will be an Attorney - General who will be appointed by the President on the advice of the Judicial Services Commission and with the approval of the Senate. (2) The person appointed as Attorney - General must be qualified for appointment as a judge and must not be an office bearer in a political party. (3) The functions of the Attorney - General will be: (a) to act as the principal legal adviser to the government; and (b) to be in charge of all criminal prosecutions including prosecuting and defending appeals from decisions in criminal proceedings and, in appropriate cases, requiring the Commissioner of Police to investigate and report on an alleged criminal offence. (4) When exercising his or her powers and duties in relation to criminal prosecutions, the 54

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