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Title   Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17) Bill, 2005 [H.B. 7, 2005]
Author Government of Zimbabwe
Edition PDF
Published Harare: Government of Zimbabwe
Year 2005-08-25
Pages 35
Abstract Published in the Government Gazette on the 15th July, 2005 (Gazette Extraordinary, General Notice 317/2005), and adopted by Parliament 25 Aug 2005. This Bill will amend the Constitution in several respects, principal of which are the following. Firstly, a new provision will confirm the acquisition of land beginning in 2000, and provide for the acquisition in the future of agricultural land for resettlement and other purposes. Secondly, Parliament will be reconstituted as a bicameral legislature consisting of a House of Assembly of 150 members and a Senate of 66 members. Thirdly, the establishment and functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will be mentioned in the Constitution itself, and the Electoral Supervisory Commission will be abolished.
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