CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September, 2005
longer than fourteen days unless the Minister designated for the purpose has issued
an order providing for the preventive detention of that person.
[Subparagraph as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7]
(6) The reference in subparagraph (1)(b) to a period of fourteen or thirty days in
relation to a first review includes a reference to any lesser periods that amount in the
aggregate to fourteen or thirty days respectively:
Provided that no two such lesser periods shall be aggregated for this purpose if
the period between the expiration of the first and the commencement of the second
is more than fourteen or thirty days, as the case may be.
(7) For the purposes of subparagraph (3), a person shall be deemed to have been
detained on the same grounds as those on which he was originally detained unless a
tribunal established under subparagraph (4) has reported that, in its opinion, there
appear prima facie to be new and reasonable grounds for the detention, but the
giving of any such report shall be without prejudice to the provisions of subparagraphs (1) and (5).
SCHEDULE 3
(Section 38 and 39)
QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND VOTERS
1
Qualifications for members of Parliament
(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, a person who—
(a) is registered as a voter; and
(b) in the case of a person other than a Chief, has attained the age of forty
years; and
(c) has been ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for not less than five years during
the period of twenty years immediately preceding his nomination or appointment, as the case may be;
shall be qualified for election or appointment as a Senator, other than a Senator to be
elected pursuant to section 34(1)(c).
[Subparagraph inserted by s. 20 of Act 5 of 2005 with effect from the 14th September, 2005.
[Original subparagraph repealed by section 24 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9]
(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, a person shall be qualified for election as a Senator pursuant to section 34(1)(c) if he holds the office of Chief.
[Subparagraph inserted by s. 20 of Act 5 of 2005 with effect from the 14th September, 2005.
original subparagraph repealed by section 24 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9]
(3) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 4, a person who—
(a) is registered as a voter;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years; and
(c) has been ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for not less than five years during
the period of twenty years immediately preceding his nomination;
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