constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:49 FIFTH SCHEDULE PROCEDURE AS TO BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT (Sections 130 and 131) PART 1 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, MOTIONS AND PETITIONS 1 Interpretation in Fifth Schedule In this Schedule-"Money Bill" means a Bill that makes provision for-(a) imposing, increasing or reducing a tax for the benefit of the State; (b) appropriating money from, or imposing, increasing or reducing any charge on, the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other fund vested in or controlled by the Government; (c) compounding or remitting a debt due to the State; (d) condoning a failure to collect a tax due to the State; or (e) condoning unauthorised expenditure by the Government. 2 House of origin of Bills (1) Any Bill may originate in the National Assembly. (2) Any Bill, other than a Money Bill, may originate in the Senate. 3 Members who may move Bills and motions Subject to this Constitution and Standing Orders-(a) any Senator may introduce any Bill into the Senate or move any motion for debate in the Senate or present any petition to the Senate; (b) any Member of the National Assembly may introduce any Bill into the Assembly or move any motion for debate in the Assembly or present any petition to the Assembly; (c) any Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister may introduce any Bill into or move any motion for debate in or present any petition to either the Senate or the National Assembly. (d) any Member who has introduced a Bill into a House of Parliament may, after the Bill has been passed by that House, introduce the Bill into the other House. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 155