BILL WATCH 2/2020

[19th January 2020]

Parliament Invites Public Comment on Five Bills

Parliament has invited written submissions on each of the Bills listed below.

Submissions should be received by Parliament on or before the date specified in the list as the deadline.  

BILL WATCH 69/2019

[16th December 2019]

Both Houses Will Sit Again This Week, from Tuesday 17th December

Consumer Protection Act Now Law

The Consumer Protection Act [Chapter 14:14] [link] was gazetted as Act No. 5 of 2019 on Tuesday 10th December 2019.  The Act came into force as law on that date. 

BILL WATCH 67/2019

[6th December 2019]

Both Houses Are Due to Sit Again on Tuesday 10th December

BILL WATCH 65/2019

[1st December 2019]

In the National Assembly 26th to 28th November

Both Houses will be in Session this Week

Last week, only the National Assembly was in session.  The House concentrated on:

BILL WATCH 63/2019

[24th November 2019]

ZANU-PF versus MDC-A : Chairing of Parliamentary Committees

BILL WATCH 61/2019

[16th November 2019]

Two Major New Acts Gazetted:

Maintenance of Peace and Order Act

Companies and Other Business Entities Act

Both the above Acts were published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 15th November 2019.  

BILL WATCH 59/2019

[14th November 2019]

The 2020 National Budget Was Presented Today

Under the Theme

“Gearing for Higher Productivity, Growth and Job Creation”

BILL WATCH 57/2019

[7th November 2019]

Update on Parliamentary Sittings 22nd to 24th October

Both Houses of Parliament Will Reassemble on Tuesday 12th November

Both Houses will reconvene next week, having adjourned until Tuesday 12th November after their last sittings on 24th October.  In the meantime, MPs and Ministers have been attending the pre-Budget Seminar at Victoria Falls from 30th October to 4th November.

BILL WATCH 55/2019

[24th October 2019]

Both Houses of Parliament are Sitting This Week

Parliament Criticised for Low Output of Bills Last Session

BILL WATCH 53/2019

[20th October 2019]

Update on Statutory Instruments: Part 2

This bulletin continues where Bill Watch 52 of 16th October [“Statutory Instruments:  Part 1]” [link] stopped;  it will deal with Government Gazettes from SI 205/2019 of 20th September up to SI 221/2019 of 18th October.