2016 GE::!'>"FRAL LAWS AMJ:iNDlvlE\'T No.3 PARTCXIV LABOUR Acr [CHAPTER 28:01] 1. In section 2 ("Interpretation") in the definition of "member", by the deletion in section 2 of "President" and substitution of "Judge". 2. In section 84 ("Establishment and composition of l..abour Court") by the repeal of subsection ( 1) and the substitution of- "84 Establishment and composition of Labour Court (1) The L1bour Court established before the commencement of the Constitution shall, subject to this Act, continue in operation. (2) The l..abour Court shall consist of(a) the Judge President of the Labour Comt and such number of Judges of the I..abour Court as the President may consider necessary after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission; and (b) subject to section 90(1), such assessors as are provided for in this Act. (3) A person referred to in subsection (l)(a) shall be appointed on such teffi1'3 and conditions, including terms and conditions relating to the payment of salary, allowances and pension benefits, as the President, on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, may fix. (4) Assessors shall be chosen in terms of section 90, whenever required, from the list prepared in terms of section86.". 3. By the repeal of sections 84A and 85 and the substitution of- "84A Oath of office Every Judge of the l..abour Court appointed after the commencement of the Constitution shall, before entering upon his or her office, swear before the Chief Justice or the next most senior judge available, the judicial oath in the fonn set out in the Third Schedule. 85 Qualification for appointment as President of Labour Court (l)A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a President of the Labour Court unless he or she is at least forty years old and(a) is or has been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil or criminal matters in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch or English and English is an officially recognised language; or (b) for at least seven years, whether continuously or not, he or she has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioncr(i) in Zimbabwe; or (ii) ina country in which the commonlawisRoman-Dutch and English is an officially recognised language; or (iii) if he or she is a Zimbabwean citizen, in a country in which the common law is English and English is an officially recognised language; and is currently so qualified to practise. 121