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continuation of citizenship
9 | Continuation of previous citizenship
Law Society of Zimbabwe: Model Constitution of Zimbabwe (2010)
Everyone who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Constitution, was a citizen of Zimbabwe continues to be a citizen of Zimbabwe after that date.
5 | Continuation of Citizenship
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Draft Constitution (2001)
Every person who, immediately before the appointed day, was a citizen of Zimbabwe under any existing law will continue to be a citizen of Zimbabwe after the appointed day.
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Constitution Sections
- Law Society of Zimbabwe (2010) (242)
- Constitution of Zimbabwe (at 13th Feb, 2009) (146)
- Amendment 19 - Act No. 1 of 2009 (18)
- Kariba Draft Constitution (284)
- National Constitutional Assembly Draft - 2001 (175)
- The Republic and the Constitution (19)
- Fundamental Constitutional Principles and National Objectives (38)
- Fundamental Constitutional Principles (4)
- National Objectives (31)
- Objectives to guide all organs and agencies of State and Government (2)
- Good governance (1)
- Development (1)
- Food security (3)
- Environment (4)
- Cultural objectives (1)
- Foreign policy objectives (1)
- Gender balance and fair representation of marginalised groups (3)
- Children (2)
- Elderly persons (2)
- Persons with disabilities (3)
- Work and labour relations (4)
- Protection of the family (3)
- Marriage (3)
- Education (3)
- Shelter (3)
- Health services (3)
- Social Welfare (1)
- Legal Aid (2)
- Human Rights and Freedoms (126)
- Agricultural land (3)
- Housing (1)
- Education (1)
- Family and marriage (1)
- Food and water (1)
- Health care (1)
- Right to a fair hearing (4)
- Citizenship (1)
- Combatants in the liberation struggle (1)
- Enforcement of protective provisions (13)
- Establish and maintain educational instituions (2)
- Freedom from arbitrary eviction (1)
- Freedom from discrimination (3)
- Freedom from slavery and forced labour (4)
- Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (4)
- Freedom of assembly and association (6)
- Freedom of conscience (4)
- Freedom of movement and residence (4)
- Freedom of speech and expression (4)
- Just administrative action (2)
- Language and cultural life (3)
- Freedom of trade, occupation and profession (1)
- Labour Relations (1)
- Political rights (4)
- Protection from racial discrimination (2)
- Protection of law (9)
- Right to dignity and reputation (3)
- Right to information (3)
- Right to life (4)
- Right to personal liberty (5)
- Right to personal security (1)
- Right to privacy (4)
- Right to property (4)
- Environment (1)
- Access to courts (2)
- Rights of children, parents and guardians (3)
- Rights of older people (2)
- Rights of persons with disabilities (1)
- Rights of women (1)
- Rights of accused persons (1)
- Rights of arrested and detained persons (1)
- Limitations of human rights and freedoms (8)
- Citizenship (22)
- The Executive (90)
- Executive functions (18)
- The President (39)
- Functions of President (2)
- The President (5)
- Qualifications and election of President (7)
- Assumption and tenure of office of President (6)
- Presidential immunity (4)
- Remuneration of President (2)
- President and former President not to hold other offices (2)
- Resignation of President (3)
- Removal from office of President (3)
- Vacation of office, absence or incapacity of President (4)
- Succession of President (1)
- Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Cabinet (33)
- Election of Prime Minister (3)
- Assumption of office by Prime Minister (2)
- Term of office of Prime Minister (4)
- Functions and powers of Prime Minister (2)
- Acting Prime-Minister (3)
- Vice-presidents (2)
- Ministers and Deputy Ministers (3)
- Tenure of office of Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Deputy Ministers (4)
- Cabinet (6)
- Vote of no confidence in Government (4)
- Legislative Authority and Parliament (107)
- Parliament (9)
- The Senate (17)
- House of Assembly, Speaker, Dep. Speaker & Parliamentary Legal Committee (18)
- General Matters Relating to Parliament (28)
- Qualifications and disqualifications for membership of Parliament (1)
- Tenure of seats of members (5)
- Members sentenced to death or imprisonment (1)
- Expulsion or suspension of members convicted of certain offences (3)
- Oath of loyalty (4)
- Remuneration of President of Senate and Speaker (2)
- President's power to address and attend Parliament (2)
- Vice-Presidents, Prime Minister, Dep Prime Minister, Ministers, Dep Ministers, Provincial-Governors and Attorney-General in Parliament (2)
- Clerk of Parliament and other staff thereof (2)
- Privileges of Parliament and members and officers thereof (4)
- Public access to parliament (2)
- Powers and Procedure of Parliament (36)
- Person presiding in Senate (1)
- Person presiding in house of assembly (1)
- Person presiding at joint sitting of Parliament (1)
- Legislative powers (5)
- Mode of exercising legislative powers (8)
- Alteration of the constitution (3)
- Enrolment of Acts (6)
- Quorum (4)
- Validity of proceedings (2)
- Voting (4)
- Standing orders (6)
- Elections and Sessions (36)
- Finance (48)
- Division of revenues between national and provincial governments and local authorities (1)
- Financial and Fiscal Commission (1)
- Funding for constitutional bodies and other institutions (1)
- Parliamentary control over taxation (4)
- Salaries and Remuneration Commission (1)
- Parliament to monitor and control government expenditure (2)
- Limits of State borrowings, public debt and State guarantees (2)
- Consolidated Revenue Fund (4)
- Withdrawals from Consolidated Revenue Fund or other public fund (3)
- Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund (12)
- Public debt (2)
- Duty of custodians of public funds and property (1)
- Comptroller and Auditor-General (4)
- Functions of Comptroller and Auditor-General (3)
- Matters to be provided for in Act of Parliament (1)
- Procurement (4)
- Establishment and object of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (3)
- Structure and functions of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (1)
- Traditional Leaders (8)
- Independent Commissions (74)
- Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (21)
- Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (5)
- Functions and Powers of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (5)
- Disqualification of appointment to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (4)
- Member of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission not to be members of political parties (4)
- Remuneration, allowances and benefits of members of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (3)
- Removal of member of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission from office (4)
- Provisions to ensure independence of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (4)
- Reports of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (4)
- Delimitation of wards and constituencies (2)
- Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (11)
- Zimbabwe Media Commission (11)
- Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (9)
- Gender and Anti-Discrimination Commission (3)
- Public Protector Commission (2)
- Health and Education Services Commission (2)
- Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and Conflict Prevention Commission (4)
- Labour Commission (2)
- Land Commission (3)
- Youth and Children Commission (1)
- Arts and Cultural Commission (1)
- Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (21)
- Intelligence services (2)
- Local Government (30)
- Provincial government (42)
- Conflict between national and provincial legislation (1)
- Provinces (4)
- Provincial Assembly (2)
- Legislative Authority of Provinces (2)
- Provincial Executive Authority (2)
- Exercise of Legislative Authority by Provincial Assembly (2)
- Moderator and Deputy Moderator of Provincial Assembly (1)
- Authority of Parliament over Provincial Assembly (2)
- Procedures and other matters of the Provincial Assembly (2)
- Dissolution of the Provincial Assembly (1)
- A Provincial Assembly (1)
- Provincial Executive (6)
- Institutions of Provincial Government (3)
- Provincial Finance (6)
- Provincial Constitutions (4)
- Relationships between National, Provincial, and Local Governments (2)
- Security Service Commission (5)
- Security Services (3)
- The Defence Forces (16)
- The Judiciary (86)
- Independent Prosecutor-General (1)
- Judicial Authority (4)
- Legal profession (1)
- Judiciary (4)
- Independence of judiciary (4)
- Constitutional court (4)
- Supreme Court (6)
- Other courts (9)
- High court and criminal jurisdiction of other courts (8)
- Qualifications of judges (4)
- Appointment of judicial officers other than judges (7)
- Oath of office (4)
- Appointment of judges (3)
- Acting judges (2)
- Tenure of office of judges (9)
- Removal of judges from office (4)
- Remuneration of judges (4)
- Law to be administered (1)
- Judicial Service Commission (4)
- Functions of Judicial Service Commission (5)
- Persons presiding over special courts (1)
- The Police Force (9)
- The Prison Service (9)
- The Public Service (31)
- Miscellaneous Provisions (45)
- Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector (2)
- Functions of Public Protector (3)
- Diligent performance of constitutional obligations (2)
- General provisions as to Commissions, etc (15)
- Anti-Corruption Commission (2)
- Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (1)
- Tenure of office of certain persons (2)
- Alteration in conditions of service of State employees (1)
- Disclosure of assets by public officers (1)
- Provincial, district or regional governors (1)
- Funding for political parties (1)
- Effect of international conventions, etc. (5)
- Pensions (2)
- Commencement of this Constitution, transitional provisions and savings (4)
- Interpretation (34)
- General (1)
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