WHEREAS, by virtue of Proclamation 9 of 2020, published in Statutory Instrument 285 of 2020, the City of Victoria Falls was established, the President, in terms of section 14 of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15], (hereinafter called “the Act”), hereby––

(a)directs that all by-laws, regulations, rules or orders existing in respect of the municipal area shall remain in force within the whole of the city area as if they were by-laws, regulations, rules and orders made by the city council under the Act; and

(b)declares that any existing valuation roll in respect of the municipal area which has been prepared in accordance with this Act or any other law shall be deemed to be the valuation roll of the city council as though it had been prepared in accordance with this Act; and

(c)declares that any existing voters’ roll in respect of the town area which has been prepared in accordance with the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004), or any other law shall be deemed to be the voters’ roll of the city council as though it had been prepared in accordance with the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13]; and

(d)directs that notwithstanding anything in the Act, which shall be construed as having been modified accordingly––