BILL WATCH 34/2019

[15th July 2019]

Non-Legislative Business in the National Assembly in June

BILL WATCH 32/2019

[24th June 2019]

Only RTGS Dollars are Legal Tender

This morning an important statutory instrument was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary:  the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019).  The instrument can be viewed on the Veritas website [link].

BILL WATCH 30/2019

[11th June 2019]

Both Houses will be Sitting This Week

Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act Gazetted and in Force

The Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019) was gazetted and came into force on Tuesday 4th June [Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 4th June 2019].  It can be downloaded from the Veritas website [link].

  BILL WATCH 28/2019

[28th May 2019]

Both Houses Sat Last Week and is Sitting Again This Week

Coming Up in Parliament This Week

At the end of last Thursday’s sitting both Houses adjourned until today, Tuesday 28th May.  This is a departure from the Sitting Calendar, which envisaged a break until 11th June.  The departure must have been prompted by the need for accelerated progress on pending Bills.

BILL WATCH 26/2019

[15th May 2019]

The National Assembly is Sitting Again This Week

The Senate will not Sit Again until Tuesday 21st May

Update on Bills in the National Assembly

Companies and Other Business Entities Bill [link]

Last week

In our Bill Watch 22/2019 of the 17th April we analysed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill to see how far it differs from the Public Order and Security Act, and we concluded that the Bill will make no material difference to the existing law. 

In this Bill Watch we shall examine the Bill again to see whether its provisions, if enacted, will be constitutional.

The Constitution

BILL WATCH 22/2019    

[17th April 2019]

The Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill

BILL WATCH 20/2019

[15th April 2019]

The Education Amendment Bill

BILL WATCH 18/2019

[5th April 2019]

Bills and Acts of 2018

Update on Bills Passed by Parliament during 2018

Twelve Bills were passed by Parliament during 2018:

Finance Bill

Appropriation (2018) Bill

Estate Administrators Amendment Bill

BILL WATCH 16/2019

[27th March 2019]

The Senate is Sitting This Week

The National Assembly has Adjourned to Tuesday 7th May

In the Senate This Week

Yesterday

Cyclone Idai

The Senate resumed sitting yesterday, Tuesday 26th March, having been in recess for the previous two weeks.  At the end of Thursday’s sitting it is expected to adjourn until Tuesday 7th May.