CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE (a) (b) (c) (d) a naval, military or air force; a police force; a prison service; or any other body established for public purposes by or under an Act of Parliament providing for the regulation of the discipline of that body and declared by that Act to be a disciplined force for the purposes of this definition; “Electoral Law” means the Act of Parliament having effect for the purposes of section 58 (4) which is for the time being in force; “financial year” means the period of twelve months ending on 30th June in any year; “Gazette” means the official Gazette of the Government; “General Division” thereon until such date as may be declared by the President, by proclamation in the Gazette, as the end of the period of public emergency caused by that war; or [Definition repealed by section 7 of Act 15 of 1990] “general election” means a general election of the members of Parliament; [Definition as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] “Government” means the Government of Zimbabwe; “High Court” means the High Court of Zimbabwe and, in section 18 (6) (b), includes the Supreme Court; [Definition as inserted by section 10 of Act 25 of 1981] “law” means— (a) any provision of this Constitution or of an Act of Parliament; (b) any provision of a statutory instrument; and (c) any unwritten law in force in Zimbabwe, including African customary law; [Paragraph as amended by section 15 of Act 30 of 1990] and “lawful” and “lawfully” shall be construed accordingly; “legal practitioner” means a person who has been duly admitted to practise the profession of law in Zimbabwe and who has the right of audience to represent other persons before all courts in which the right to be legally represented is permitted; [Definition as inserted by section 10 of Act 25 of 1981] “local authority” means any council or other such body established by or under any law to regulate the affairs of any local community and to make statutory instruments for that purpose; “local court” means any court constituted by or under a written law for the purpose of applying African customary law; “Mashonaland” [Definition repealed by section 7 of Act 15 of 1990] “Matabeleland” [Definition repealed by section 7 of Act 15 of 1990] “member”, in relation to a disciplined force, includes any person who, in terms of any disciplinary law relating to that force, is subject to that discipline; “Minister” [Definition repealed by section 18 of Act 23 of 1987] “Money Bill” [Definition repealed by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989] “oath” includes affirmation; “period of public emergency” means— (a) any period when Zimbabwe is engaged in any war and the period immediately following 73 ss 111B–113

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