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Section 133: Enrolment of Acts of Parliament

Constitution of Zimbabwe

(1) When the President has assented to and signed an Act of Parliament, the Clerk of Parliament must transmit a fair copy of it, authenticated by the President’s signature and the public seal of Zimbabwe, to be enrolled in the office of the Registrar of the High Court, and that copy is conclusive evidence of the provisions of the Act unless the Act is revised under an Act of Parliament referred to in subsection (2).

(2) An Act of Parliament may provide for the statute law, or any part of it, to be published in revised form and may further provide that—

    (a) upon being published, the revision is the sole authentic version of the statutes

contained in it;

    (b) a copy of the revision must be deposited in the office of the Registrar of the High

Court; and

    (c) the copy that is deposited in the office of the Registrar of the High Court is conclusive

evidence of the provisions of the statutes contained in it.

(3) The validity of an Act of Parliament or a revision of the statute law does not depend on its enrolment or deposit under this section.

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AI Insights

This section outlines the official documentation process for laws in Zimbabwe. While the enrollment process (filing with the High Court) creates an official record, it's important to note that a law's validity doesn't depend on this procedural step. The constitution allows for modern legal publishing through revised compilations that can become the definitive version of the law. This reflects a balance between formal record-keeping and practical accessibility of legislation.