CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September, 2005 “period of public emergency” means— (a) any period when Zimbabwe is engaged in any war and the period immediately following 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 (b) any period when a declaration under section 31J(1) is in effect; [Paragraph as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] “person” means any individual or any body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated; “President” means the President of Zimbabwe; “Provincial Governor” means a governor appointed in terms of an Act of Parliament referred to in section 111A; [Definition as inserted by section 23 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] “public moneys” means any fees, taxes or other revenues payable to the State and any other moneys received and held by an employee of the State in his official capacity; “public office” means a paid office in the service of the State; “public officer” means a person holding or acting in any public office; “Public Service” means the service of the State but does not include— (a) the Prison Service, Police Force or Defence Forces; (b) service as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court or as a person appointed to preside over a special court under section 92; [Paragraph as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2] (c) service as a member of any Commission established by this Constitution or any body corporate established directly by or under any Act of Parliament for special purposes specified in that Act; (d) service which this Constitution or an Act of Parliament provides shall not form part of the Public Service; [Paragraph as amended by section 15 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] “session” means the sittings of Parliament commencing when Parliament first meets after the appointed day or after a prorogation or dissolution and terminating when Parliament is next prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued; “sitting” means a period during which Parliament is sitting continuously without adjournment, including any period during which Parliament is in committee; [Definition as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9 and by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] “sitting day” means any weekday which is prescribed in the Standing Orders of Parliament to be a sitting day, whether or not Parliament meets on that day; Reissue 88 14th September, 2005