CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 78 Principal representatives of Zimbabwe abroad The power to appoint persons to hold the office of ambassador or other principal representative of Zimbabwe in any other country or accredited to any international organization and to remove such persons from office shall vest in the President: Provided that before appointing to any such office a person who holds or is acting in some other public office, the President shall consult the Public Service Commission or, if that person holds an appointment in the Police Force, the Defence Forces or the Prison Service, the Police Service Commission, the Defence Forces Service Commission or the Prison Service Commission, as the case may be. [Section as amended by section 11 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7 and section 15 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] CHAPTER VIII THE JUDICIARY 79 Judicial authority (1) The judicial authority of Zimbabwe shall vest in— (a) the Supreme Court; and (b) the High Court; and (c) such other courts subordinate to the Supreme Court and the High Court as may be established by or under an Act of Parliament. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing an Act of Parliament from— (a) vesting adjudicating functions in a person or authority other than a court referred to in subsection (1); or (b) vesting functions other than adjudicating functions in a court referred to in subsection (1) or in a member of the judiciary. [Section as substituted by section 10 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] 79A Judiciary The judiciary of Zimbabwe shall consist of— (a) the Chief Justice, who shall be the head of the judiciary; and (b) the judges of the Supreme Court; and (c) the Judge President and the other judges of the High Court; and (d) persons presiding over other courts subordinate to the Supreme Court and the High Court that are established by or under an Act of Parliament. [Section as inserted by section 10 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] 79B Independence of judiciary In the exercise of his judicial authority, a member of the judiciary shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority, except to the extent that a Consolidation 69 1st October, 2005