Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill

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

Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill: Proposed Committee Stage Amendments

The Bill was given its Second Reading on Wednesday 14th April 2021 in the National Assembly.

The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs then gave notice of amendments that he would be moving during the Committee Stage. The downloadable document below is the Minister’s Notice of Amendment setting out the text of his proposed amendments.

Public Finance Management Amendment Bill, 2021 (H.B. 4, 2021)

To amend the Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

1 Short title

Provincial Councils and Administration Amendment Bill H.B. 5, 2021

To make amendments to the Provincial Councils and Administration Act [Chapter 29:11] to bring it into conformity with the Constitution; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

Now therefore be it enacted by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

1 Short title and date of commencement

Forest Amendment Bill - Proposed Committee Stage Amendments

The National Assembly's Order Paper for 24th March 2021 includes a Notice of Amendments for the Forest Amendment Bill given by the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality.

Marriages Bill – Minister’s Proposed Amendments for Senate Committee Stage

The Marriages Bill is on the Senate’s Order Paper for Wednesday 24 March 2021. Although the Senate has not yet given the Bill its Second Reading, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Bill has a Notice of Amendments on the Order Paper for the next stage of the Bill, which will be the Committee Stage.

Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill - Further Amendments Proposed by ICT Minister

The National Assembly Order Paper [agenda] for 18th March 2021 listed the Committee Stage of this Bill for consideration but it was not taken up, and is now listed for 23rd March. The Committee Stage is

Centre for Education, Innovation, Research & Development Bill - Minister's Second Reading speech

National Assembly, Wednesday 17th February 2021

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION, INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT BILL (H.B. 1, 2020)

SECOND READING SPEECH
BY
THE MINISTER OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT'
HON. PROF. MURWIRA

Madam Speaker, I am humbled to present the principles of the Centre for Education, Innovation, Research and Development Bill.

Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2020 - H.B. 9, 2020

FINANCE (No. 2) BILL, 2020

Memorandum

Appropriation (2021)Bill ,2020 HB 6, 2020

To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2021.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (2021) Act, 2020.

Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill H.B. 5, 2020

THIS BILL WAS GAZETTED ON TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2020

Please note that Veritas analysis of and commentary on this Bill is also on this website – Bill Watch 77/2020 of 27th November, entitled The Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill [link]

H.B. 1, 2020 Centre for Education, Innovation Research and Development Bill

Veritas note “Published in the Government Gazette dated Friday 16th October 2020 [GN 2606/2020]”

To provide for the establishment and function of the Centre for Education, Innovation Research, and Development; to provide for the management and regulation of education, innovation and Research and to provide for and matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill - Proposed Committee Stage Amendments

CYBER SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION BILL

The Bill received its Second Reading in the National Assembly late on Wednesday 30th September 2020. The Committee Stage is on the National Assembly's agenda for Thursday 1st October. The Bill is being fast-tracked through Parliament by the Government.

Proposed amendments for consideration during the Committee Stage are in the FIRST DOCUMENT DOWNLOADABLE BELOW.

Bill Watch 64/2020 - Cyber Security & Data Protection Bill - an analysis

BILL WATCH 64/2020

[30th September 2020]

The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill

An Analysis

Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill : Commentary

The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill [H.B. 18, 2019] was published in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of Friday 15 May 2020[1] after numerous false starts,[2] and this is an analysis of the Bill with particular attention to the Bill’s alignment with:

Notice of Amendment - Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill - 29 Sept 2020

Extract from National Assembly Order Paper
for Tuesday 29 Sept 2020

Note: Continuation of the Committee Stage of the undermentioned Bill is item 1 on the National Assembly's Order Paper for this date. The following amendment will be for consideration.

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill, 2019 (H B. 8, 2019)

Finance Bill, 2020 - Amendments by National Assembly on 10th September 2020

The Finance Bill, 2020 (H.B. 4, 2020) was passed by the National Assembly on Thursday 10th September 2020 with amendments. It was then sent to the Senate.

The document downloadable below contains the text of the amendments, which were proposed by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development and approved by the National Assembly.

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill - Minister's Proposed Committee Stage Amendments

The Committee Stage of this Bill is due to be taken in the National Assembly on Tuesday 8th September 2020 or soon thereafter. The responsible Minister - the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services - has given notice that she will asking the National Assembly to approve two major amendments to the Bill.

The Minister's amendments, if approved, will change the Bill in the following respects:

Finance Bill HB 4 2020

This Bill will amend the Finance Act [Chapter 23:04], the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06], and the Capital Gains Tax Act [Chapter 23:01]. In more detail, the individual clauses of the Bill provide as follows:

PART I

Preliminary

Clause 1

BILL WATCH 55/2020 - Progress on Legislative Agenda

BILL WATCH 55/2020

[14th August 2020]

Progress on the Legislative Agenda for this Session of Parliament

Note: All gazetted Acts or Bills are shown with links: those without links are not gazetted and therefore not available.

Number of Bills from the Legislative Agenda Still to be Enacted: Total 25

Bills on the Legislative Agenda for This Session

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