BILL WATCH 7/2020 - Updates on Bills and Acts 11 March 2020

BILL WATCH 7/2020

[11th March 2020]

Update on Bills and Acts

Both Houses of Parliament are sitting this week

Progress on Bills in the National Assembly

International Treaties Bill [link]

Pensions and Provident Funds Bill H.B. 17, 2019

THIS BILL WAS GAZETTED ON 21st FEBRUARY 2020

BILL

To provide for the registration, regulation and dissolution of pension and provident funds; to provide for the additional functions of the Insurance and Pensions Commission, to rep

Attorney-General's Office Amendment Bill HB.14, 2019

THIS BILL WAS GAZETTED ON 21st FEBRUARY 2020

BILL

To amend the Attorney-General’s Office Act [Chapter 7:19]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill H.B. 23, 2019

PLEASE VISIT THE CONSTITUTION WATCH PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE FOR BULLETINS CONTAINING VERITAS' COMMENTARIES ON THIS BILL.

ALSO AVAILABLE IS THE

Constitution Amendment (No. 2) Bill, 2019 H.B. 23, 2019

This Bill was published by the Clerk of Parliament in a Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 31st December 2019.

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE BILL BELOW.

PLEASE VISIT CONSTITUTION WATCH PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE FOR

Forest Amendment Bill H.B. 16, 2019

To provide for the amendment of the Forest Act [Chapter 19:05] and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

PART I

Preliminary

1 Short title

Finance Bill, 2019 (No. 3)

To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

PART I

Preliminary

1 Short title

Appropriation Bill 2019 No. 22

To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2020.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (2020) Act, 2019

Proposed Amendments for Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Bill [REVISED]

The Committee Stage of this Bill is due to be resumed on 26th November 2019 in the National Assembly. The extract from the Order Paper for that date [downloadable below] sets out all the amendments proposed for consideration during the Committee Stage. Please note that these amendments differ from those posted on this website some months ago. We refer particularly to amendments to clause 7 of the Bill now proposed by

Finance Bill, 2020 (No.3) – 2020 National Budget – Departmental Draft, November 2019

This is only the Departmental Draft of the Bill, i.e., not the final Bill to be presented to the National Assembly. It was made available by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development for information of MPs after the Minister of Finance and Economic Development presented the 2020 National Budget in the National Assembly on Thursday 14th November 2019.

Financial Adjustments Bill, 2019 H.B. 19, 2019

Gazetted on the 12th of November 2019

If a Government Ministry or Department spends money in any financial year in excess of the amount appropriated, or for a purpose for which nothing was appropriated, the Minister of Finance is required in terms of section 307 of the Constitution to cause a Bill condoning the unauthorised expenditure to be introduced in the National Assembly seeking condonation of the unauthorised ex

Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill H.B. 15, 2019

PART I

Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Act [Chapter 17:12].

2 Interpretation

In this Act—

“benefit” means any benef

Bill Watch 55/2019 - Legislative Output of the Last (2018-2019) Parliamentary Session

BILL WATCH 55/2019

[24th October 2019]

Both Houses of Parliament are Sitting This Week

Parliament Criticised for Low Output of Bills Last Session

Veritas Draft Death Penalty Abolition Bill

The complete document can be downloaded below. What follows is merely

an explanatory memorandum

Death Penalty Abolition Bill, 2019

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GN 2019 - 1582 Publication of Bill

THE following Bill is published with this Gazette in terms of Standing Order No. 134(1) of the National Assembly. Constitutional Court Bill, 2019 (H.B. 11, 2019).

Constitutional Court Bill H.B. 11, 2019

Memorandum

Constitutional Court is a creature of the Constitution established in terms of section 166 of the Constitution. Courts are generally created by the Constitution. Section 167 of the Constitution provides for the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court.

International Treaties Bill H.B., 2019

Gazetted on the 6th of September

NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe as follows:—

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the International Treaties Bill, 2019.

Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill - Joint Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services and the Thematic Committee on Peace and Security

In the National Assembly
Thursday 8th August 2019
(uncorrected)

MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER BILL

REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

ON DEFENCE, HOME AFFAIRS AND SECURITY SERVICES &

THEMATIC COMMITTEE ON PEACE AND SECURITY

Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill - Annotated Version showing Amendments made by National Assembly on 8th August H.B. 3, 2019

On 8th August 2019 the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments to clauses 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21 and the Schedule plus the insertion of a Preamble and a new clause 24 repealing the Public Order and Security Act.

Veritas has prepared an annotated version of the original Bill indicating the amendments. The text of the amendments is also available on this website.

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill H.B. 8, 2019

Memorandum

This Bill makes additional provisions with regard to the Zimbabwe Media Commission which is established by section 248 of the Constitution and whose functions are detailed in section 249 of the Constitution with the objective to protect the rights to the freedom of expression and the freedom of the media granted under section 61 of the Constitution.

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Bills

BILL WATCH 7/2020 - Updates on Bills and Acts 11 March 2020

Pensions and Provident Funds Bill H.B. 17, 2019

Attorney-General's Office Amendment Bill HB.14, 2019

Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill H.B. 23, 2019

Constitution Amendment (No. 2) Bill, 2019 H.B. 23, 2019

Forest Amendment Bill H.B. 16, 2019

Finance Bill, 2019 (No. 3)

Appropriation Bill 2019 No. 22

Proposed Amendments for Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Bill [REVISED]

Finance Bill, 2020 (No.3) – 2020 National Budget – Departmental Draft, November 2019

Financial Adjustments Bill, 2019 H.B. 19, 2019

Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill H.B. 15, 2019

Bill Watch 55/2019 - Legislative Output of the Last (2018-2019) Parliamentary Session

Veritas Draft Death Penalty Abolition Bill

GN 2019 - 1582 Publication of Bill

Constitutional Court Bill H.B. 11, 2019

International Treaties Bill H.B., 2019

Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill - Joint Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services and the Thematic Committee on Peace and Security

Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill - Annotated Version showing Amendments made by National Assembly on 8th August H.B. 3, 2019

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill H.B. 8, 2019

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