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Kubatana - Archive - Constitution of Zimbabwe - October 30, 2007
October 30, 2007 Visit the special index of articles, analysis and opinion on Constitutional Amendment 18
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[As amended to No.18 of 30 October 2007]
The Constitution of Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom). As at the 30th October, 2007, it has been amended by the following Acts:
27 of 1981
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 1981 (No. 2)
10.6.81
25 of 1981
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 1981
31.7.81
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 1983
22.4.83
(Remainder of Act)
4 of 1984
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 4) Act, 1984
27 4.84
4 of 1985
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 5) Act, 1985
5.4.85
15 of 1987
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 6) Act, 1987
21.9.87
23 of 1987
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 7) Act, 1987
(Sections 1 and 21)
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 8) Act, 1989
31 of 1989
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 9) Act, 1989
(Section 22 (b), (d) and (e))
27.3.90
15 of 1990
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 10) Act, 1990
30 of 1990
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 11) Act, 1990
17.4.91
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 12) Act, 1993
(Sections 1 to 5 and 12)
(Section 9, re Defence Forces)
(Section 9, re Prison Service)
18.8.95
(Section 11, re Prison Service)
(Section 9, re Police Force)
(Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, re Public Service)
9 of 1993
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993
5.11.93
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 15) Act, 1998
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 16) Act, 2000
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005:-
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 18, 19(a) (new definition of "voter" only), 20, 22 and 24, First Schedule (Part I only) and Second Schedule
11 of 2007
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007
1.	The Republic.
2.	Public seal.
3.	Supreme law.
4.	Citizens of Zimbabwe on Independence.
5.	Citizenship by birth.
6.	Citizenship by descent.
7.	Citizenship by registration.
8.	[Repealed.]
9.	Powers of Parliament in relation to citizenship.
10.	Interpretation.
11. Preamble.
12. Protection of right to life.
13. Protection of right to personal liberty.
14. Protection from slavery and forced labour.
15. Protection from inhuman treatment.
16. Protection from deprivation of property.
16A. Agricultural land acquired for resettlement.
16B. Agricultural land acquired for resettlement and other purposes.
17. Protection from arbitrary search or entry.
18. Provisions to secure protection of law.
19. Protection of freedom of conscience.
20. Protection of freedom of expression.
21. Protection of freedom of assembly and association.
22. Protection of freedom of movement.
23. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc.
24. Enforcement of protective provisions.
25. Savings in the event of public emergencies.
26. Interpretation and other savings.
27. The President.
28. Qualifications and election of President.
29. Tenure of office of President.
30. Presidential immunity.
31. Acting President.
31A. Remuneration of President.
31B. President and former Presidents not to hold other offices. PART 2
Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Cabinet
31C.	Vice-Presidents. 31D.	Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
31E.	Tenure of office of Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Deputy Ministers. 31F.	Vote of no confidence in Government.
31G.	Cabinet. PART 3
31H.	Executive functions of President.
31I.	Prerogative of mercy. 31J.	Public emergencies.
31K.	Extent to which exercise of President�s functions justiciable. Chapter V
32. Legislative authority.
33. Parliament.
34. Composition of Senate.
35. Election of President of Senate.
36. Tenure of office of President and Deputy President of Senate.
37. [Repealed]
Composition of Parliament, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Parliamentary Legal Committee
38.	Composition of House of Assembly.
39.	Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
40.	Tenure of office of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
40A.	Parliamentary Legal Committee. 40B.	Functions of Parliamentary Legal Committee. PART 4 General Matters Relating to Parliament
41. Tenure of seats of members.
42. Members sentenced to death or to imprisonment.
43. Expulsion or suspension of members convicted of certain offences.
44. Oath of loyalty.
45. Remuneration of President of Senate and Speaker.
46. President’s power to address and attend Parliament.
47. Vice-Presidents, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Provincial Governors and Attorney-General in Parliament.
48. Clerk of Parliament and other staff thereof.
49. Privileges of Parliament and members and officers thereof. PART 5 Powers and Procedure of Parliament
50.	Legislative powers.
51.	Mode of exercising legislative powers. 52.	Alteration of the Constitution.
53.	Enrolment of Acts. 54.	Quorum.
55.	Validity of proceedings.
56.	Voting.
57.	Standing Orders. PART 6
Elections and Sessions
58.	Elections. 59.	[Repealed] 60.	[Repealed]
61. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
61A. Delimitation of wards and constituencies. 62.	Sessions. 63.	Prorogation or dissolution. Chapter VI
73.	Public Service.
74.	Public Service Commission.
75.	Functions of Public Service Commission.
76.	Attorney-General.
77.	Secretaries of Ministries, etc.
78.	Principal representatives of Zimbabwe abroad. Chapter VIII
79. Judicial authority.
79A. Judiciary.
79B. Independence of judiciary.
80. Supreme Court.
81. High Court and criminal jurisdiction of other courts.
82. Qualifications of judges.
83. Oath of office.
84. Appointment of judges.
85. Acting judges.
86. Tenure of office of judges.
87. Removal of judges from office.
88. Remuneration of judges. 89. Law to be administered.
90. Judicial Service Commission.
91. Functions of Judicial Service Commission.
92. Persons presiding over special courts.
93.	Police Force and Commissioner of Police.
94.	Police Service Commission. 95.	Functions of Police Service Commission. Chapter X
96.	Defence Forces and command thereof.
97.	Defence Forces Service Commission. 98.	Functions of Defence Forces Service Commission. Chapter XA
99.	Prison Service and Commissioner of Prisons.
100.	Prison Service Commission. 100A.	Functions of Prison Service Commission. Chapter XI
101.	Consolidated Revenue Fund.
102.	Withdrawals from Consolidated Revenue Fund or other public fund. 103.	Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund. 104.	Public debt.
105.	Comptroller and Auditor-General.
106.	Functions of Comptroller and Auditor-General. Chapter XII
107.	Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector.
108.	Functions of Public Protector.
108A.	Anti-Corruption Commission.
108B. Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. 109.	General provisions as to Commissions, etc. 110.	Tenure of office of certain persons. 111.	Chiefs and Councils of Chiefs.
111A.	Provincial, district or regional governors. 111B.	Effect of international conventions, etc. 112.	Pensions. PART 2
113.	Interpretation.
114.	Supplementary provisions.
SCHEDULE 1: Oaths and Affirmations. SCHEDULE 2: Savings in the event of Public Emergencies.
SCHEDULE 3: Qualifications for Members of Parliament and Voters.
SCHEDULE 4: Procedure with regard to Bills and other matters in Parliament.
SCHEDULE 5:	[Repealed.]
SCHEDULE 6: Pensions.
SCHEDULE 7: Agricultural Land Gazetted on or before 8th July 2005 Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise.