Prisons and Correctional Service Act 9 of 2023

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Gazetted 25-08-2023

22/03/22

: Cabinet approved principles.

07/10/22

: Date of gazetting

09/12/22

: Bill Referred to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

06/12/22

: Bill appears on order paper

06/12/22

: Bill introduced to the National Assembly

06/12/22

: First reading

06/12/22

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee

15/12/22

: PLC issued a non-adverse report

31/01/23

: Second reading and Minister’s Speech

20/02/23-10/03/23

: Public Hearings

06/04/23

: Veritas Commentary on the Bill link

09/05/23

: PLC issued an adverse report

20-24/02/23

: Public Hearings

09/05/23

: Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report [link].

09/05/23

: Minister’s response to report and debate

09/05/23

: Second Reading motion approved

09/05/23

: Committee Stage

18/05/23

: Amendments made and sent to PLC

30/05/23

: PLC issued out a non-adverse report on amendments

30/05/23

: Third Reading motion approved

30/05/23

: Bill transmitted to Senate

31/05/23

: Bill received from National Assembly

06/06/23

: Minister’s second reading speech

06/06/23

: Second reading motion approved

06/06/23

: Committee Stage

06/06/23

: Third reading motion approved

06/06/23

: Bill passed by both houses as amended

25/08/23

: Bill gazetted as Act (Act No. 9 of 2023)

 

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

1 Short title 

This Act may be cited as the Prisons and Correctional Service Act [Chapter 7:21]. 

2 Interpretation 

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates— 

 

 

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