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Gazetted 14-07-2023
22/11/22 | : Cabinet approved principles |
23/12/22 | : Date of gazetting |
11/01/23 | : Veritas Commentary on the Bill [link] |
01/02/23 | : Bill introduced to the National Assembly |
01/02/23 | : First reading |
01/02/23 | : Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee |
07/02/23 | : PLC issued a non-adverse report |
20-24/02/23 | : Public Hearings |
: Bill’s Second Reading (First appearance on order paper) | |
16/05/23 | : Minister’s Second reading speech |
30/05/23 | : Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report link |
30/05/23 | : Minister’s response to report and debate |
30/05/23 | : Second Reading motion approved |
31/05/23 | : Committee Stage |
31/05/23 | : Amendments made and sent to PLC |
01/06/23 | : PLC issued a non-adverse report on the amendments |
01/06/23 | : Third Reading |
01/06/23 | : Bill transmitted to Senate |
07/06/23 | : Minister’s Second reading Speech |
07/06/23 | : Second reading motion approved |
07/06/23 | : Committee Stage |
07/06/23 | : Third reading motion approved |
07/06/23 | : Bill passed by both Houses as amended |
14/07/23 | : Bill Gazetted as Act[link] |
To amend the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act, 2023.
2 Insertion of new section Cap 9:07
The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) (hereinafter called “the principal Act”) is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 22—