FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS BILL,2019

FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS BILL
To condone unauthorised expenditure incurred by various Line Ministries from the year 2015 to 2018.

CORONERS OFFICE BILL (2019)

CORONERS OFFICE BILL
This Bill provides for the establishment of an office responsible for investigating all deaths that come about as a result of unnatural causes. It also sets out the appointment, functions, and powers of the Coroner-General, Deputy Coroner-General and coroners in relation to postmortems, inquests and their findings. The Bill repeals the Inquests Act [Chapter 7:07], and amends the Birth and Deaths Registration Act [Chapter 5:02] and the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03].

Constitution Of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill, 2019

The present Constitution of Zimbabwe became fully operational on the 22nd August, 2013, having been assented to on the 22nd May, 2013, by the President as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, and published on that same day.

Below is a clause-by-clause analysis of the Bill:

Clause 1

This clause sets out the Bill’s short title.

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

These clauses dispense with the “running-mate” concept of the Vice-Presidency. Instead, the 2 Vice-Presidents will be chosen on the President’s own authority.

Clauses 9

Appropriation (2017) Bill, 2016

BILL

To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2017.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

1  Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (2017) Act, 2016.

2  Interpretation

In this Act—

“Estimates of Expenditure” means the Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending on the 31st December, 2017, submitted to and passed by the National Assembly;

“Vote” means a vote appropriation for the year ending on the 31st December, 2017, as specified in the Estimates of Expenditure.

Constitution Of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 1) Bill, 2017

CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (No. 1) BILL, 2017

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The present Constitution of Zimbabwe became fully operational on the 22nd August, 2013, having been assented to on the 22nd May, 2013, by the President as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, and published on that same day.

Although sections 171(1)(b) and 174 of the Constitution clearly imply that the Labour Court and Administrative Court are courts subordinate to the High Court despite their members also being called “judges”, this implication appears to be at odds with paragraph 18(6) of the Sixth Schedule, which provides that “Every person who, immediately before the effective date, presided over the Labour Court or the

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