Zimbabwe National Security Council Act (Chapter 11:22)
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe National Security Council Act
Chapter 11:22
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Commenced on 4 March 2009
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2016 and includes any amendments published up to 31 December 2017.]
- [Note: This version of the Act was revised and consolidated by the Law Development Commission of Zimbabwe]
This Act may be cited as the Zimbabwe National Security Council Act, 2009. In this Act—“Council” means the Zimbabwe National Security Council established by section 3(1);“Interparty Political Agreement” means the agreement referred to in section 115 of the Constitution;“security services” means—(a)every branch of the Defence Forces; and(b)the Police Force; and(c)the Prison Service; and(d)the Department of State for National Security. The Council shall, subject to the provisions of the Constitution, be responsible for—(a)reviewing national policies on security, defence and law and order, and recommending or directing appropriate action; and(b)reviewing national, regional and international security, political and defence developments, and recommending or directing appropriate action; and(c)considering and approving proposals relating to the nation’s strategic security and defence requirements; and(d)receiving and considering national security reports and giving general or specific directives to the security services; and(e)ensuring that the operations of the security services comply with the Constitution and any other law; and(f)exercising any other function that the Cabinet may delegate to the Council; and(g)generally keeping the nation in a state of preparedness to meet any threat to security. No order or direction given or decision made or act done by or under the authority of the Council or any of its committees shall be invalid solely because there were one or more vacancies on the Council or committee when the order, direction, decision or act was given, made or done, as the case may be. In the event of inconsistency between this Act and the Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06] or any other enactment, then, unless the enactment concerned expressly excludes or modifies the provisions of this Act sought to be applied—(a)this Act shall prevail over the enactment concerned to the extent of the inconsistency; and(b)the enactment concerned shall be construed with such modifications, qualifications, adaptations and exceptions as may be necessary to bring it into conformity with this Act. The Act shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Interparty Political Agreement terminates.1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Establishment and membership of Council
4. Functions of Council
5. Meetings, procedure and committees of Council
6. Validity of decisions and acts of Council and committees
7. Inconsistency with other enactments
8. Expiry of this Act