Common use of Constitution Clause in Contracts

Constitution. Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves; Aware that the process of making this constitution must be owned and driven by the people and must be inclusive and democratic; Recognising that the current Constitution of Zimbabwe made at the Lancaster House Conference, London (1979) was primarily to transfer power from the colonial authority to the people of Zimbabwe; Acknowledging the draft Constitution that the Parties signed and agreed to in Kariba on the 30th of September 2007, annexed hereto as Annexure "B"; Determined to create conditions for our people to write a constitution for themselves; and Mindful of the need to ensure that the new Constitution deepens our democratic values and principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of full citizenship and equality of women. 6.1 The Parties hereby agree: (a) that they shall set up a Select Committee of Parliament composed of representatives of the Parties whose terms of reference shall be as follows: (i) to set up such subcommittees chaired by a member of Parliament and composed of members of Parliament and representatives of Civil Society as may be necessary to assist the Select Committee in performing its mandate herein; (ii) to hold such public hearings and such consultations as it may deem necessary in the process of public consultation over the making of a new constitution for Zimbabwe; (iii) to convene an All Stakeholders Conference to consult stakeholders on their representation in the sub-committees referred to above and such related matters as may assist the committee in its work; (iv) to table its draft Constitution to a 2nd All Stakeholders Conference; and (v) to report to Parliament on its recommendations over the content of a New Constitution for Zimbabwe (b) That the draft Constitution recommended by the Select Committee shall be submitted to a referendum; (c) that, in implementing the above, the following time frames shall apply: (i) the Select Committee shall be set up within two months of inception of a new government; (ii) the convening of the first All Stakeholders Conference shall be within 3 months of the date of the appointment of the Select Committee; (iii) the public consultation process shall be completed no later than 4 months of the date of the first All Stakeholders Conference; (iv) the draft Constitution shall be tabled within 3 months of completion of the public consultation process to a second All Stakeholders Conference; (v) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be tabled before Parliament within 1 month of the second All Stakeholders Conference; (vi) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be debated in Parliament and the debate concluded within one month; (vii) the draft Constitution emerging from Parliament shall be gazetted before the holding of a referendum; (viii) a referendum on the new draft Constitution shall be held within 3 months of the conclusion of the debate; (ix) in the event of the draft Constitution being approved in the referendum it shall be gazetted within 1 month of the date of the referendum; and (x) the draft Constitution shall be introduced in Parliament no later than 1 month after the expiration of the period of 30 days from the date of its gazetting.

Constitution. Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves; Aware that the process of making this constitution must be owned and driven by the people and must be inclusive and democratic; Recognising that the current Constitution of Zimbabwe made at the Lancaster House ConferenceConfer- ence, London (1979) was primarily to transfer power from the colonial authority to the people of Zimbabwe; Acknowledging the draft Constitution that the Parties signed and agreed to in Kariba on the 30th of September 2007, annexed hereto as Annexure "“B"”; Determined to create conditions for our people to write a constitution for themselves; and Mindful of the need to ensure that the new Constitution deepens our democratic values and principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of full citizenship and equality of women. 6.1 The Parties hereby agree: (a) that they shall set up a Select Committee of Parliament composed of representatives of the Parties whose terms of reference shall be as follows: (i) to set up such subcommittees chaired by a member of Parliament and composed of members of Parliament and representatives of Civil Society as may be necessary to assist the Select Committee in performing its mandate herein; (ii) to hold such public hearings and such consultations as it may deem necessary in the process of public consultation over the making of a new constitution for Zimbabwe; (iii) to convene an All Stakeholders Conference to consult stakeholders on their representation rep- resentation in the sub-committees referred to above and such related matters as may assist the committee in its work; (iv) to table its draft Constitution to a 2nd All Stakeholders Conference; and (v) to report to Parliament on its recommendations over the content of a New Constitution for Zimbabwe (b) That the draft Constitution recommended by the Select Committee shall be submitted to a referendum; (c) that, in implementing the above, the following time frames shall apply: (i) the Select Committee shall be set up within two months of inception of a new government; (ii) the convening of the first All Stakeholders Conference shall be within 3 months of the date of the appointment of the Select Committee; (iii) the public consultation process shall be completed no later than 4 months of the date of the first All Stakeholders Conference; (iv) the draft Constitution shall be tabled within 3 months of completion of the public consultation process to a second All Stakeholders Conference; (v) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be tabled before Parliament within 1 month of the second All Stakeholders Conference; (vi) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be debated in Parliament and the debate concluded within one month; (vii) the draft Constitution emerging from Parliament shall be gazetted before the holding of a referendum; (viii) a referendum on the new draft Constitution shall be held within 3 months of the The Interparty Political Agreement (‘Global Political Agreement’) conclusion of the debate; (ix) in the event of the draft Constitution being approved in the referendum it shall be gazetted within 1 month of the date of the referendum; and (x) the draft Constitution shall be introduced in Parliament no later than 1 month after the expiration of the period of 30 days from the date of its gazetting.

Constitution. Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves; Aware that the process of making this constitution must be owned and driven by the people and must be inclusive and democratic; Recognising that the current Constitution of Zimbabwe made at the Lancaster House Conference, London (1979) was primarily to transfer power from the colonial authority to the people of Zimbabwe; Acknowledging the draft Constitution that the Parties signed and agreed to in Kariba on the 30th of September 2007, annexed hereto as Annexure "B"; Determined to create conditions for our people to write a constitution for themselves; and Mindful of the need to ensure that the new Constitution deepens our democratic values and principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of full citizenship and equality of women. 6.1 The Parties hereby agree: (a) that they shall set up a Select Committee of Parliament composed of representatives of the Parties whose terms of reference shall be as follows: (i) to set up such subcommittees chaired by a member of Parliament and composed of members of Parliament and representatives of Civil Society as may be necessary to assist the Select Committee in performing its mandate herein; (ii) to hold such public hearings and such consultations as it may deem necessary in the process of public consultation over the making of a new constitution for Zimbabwe; (iii) to convene an All Stakeholders Conference to consult stakeholders on their representation in the sub-committees referred to above and such related matters as may assist the committee in its work; (iv) to table its draft Constitution to a 2nd All Stakeholders Conference; and (v) to report to Parliament on its recommendations over the content of a New Constitution for Zimbabwe (b) That that the draft Constitution recommended by the Select Committee shall be submitted to a referendum; (c) that, in implementing the above, the following time frames shall apply: (i) the Select Committee shall be set up within two months of inception of a new government; (ii) the convening of the first All Stakeholders Conference shall be within 3 months of the date of the appointment of the Select Committee; (iii) the public consultation process shall be completed no later than 4 months of the date of the first All Stakeholders Conference; (iv) the draft Constitution shall be tabled within 3 months of completion of the public consultation process to a second All Stakeholders Conference; (v) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be tabled before Parliament within 1 month of the second All Stakeholders Conference; (vi) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be debated in Parliament and the debate concluded within one month; (vii) the draft Constitution emerging from Parliament shall be gazetted before the holding of a referendum; (viii) a referendum on the new draft Constitution shall be held within 3 months of the conclusion of the debate; (ix) in the event of the draft Constitution being approved in the referendum it shall be gazetted within 1 month of the date of the referendum; and (x) the draft Constitution shall be introduced in Parliament no later than 1 month after the expiration of the period of 30 days from the date of its gazetting.

Constitution. Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves; Aware that the process of making this constitution must be owned and driven by the people and must be inclusive and democratic; Recognising that the current Constitution of Zimbabwe made at the Lancaster House Conference, London (1979) was primarily to transfer power from the colonial authority to the people of Zimbabwe; Acknowledging the draft Constitution that the Parties signed and agreed to in Kariba on the 30th of September 2007, annexed hereto as Annexure "“B"”; Determined to create conditions for our people to write a constitution for themselves; and Mindful of the need to ensure that the new Constitution deepens our democratic values and principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of full citizenship and equality of women. 6.1 The Parties hereby agree: (a) that they shall set up a Select Committee of Parliament composed of representatives of the Parties whose terms of reference shall be as follows: (i) to set up such subcommittees chaired by a member of Parliament and composed of members of Parliament and representatives of Civil Society as may be necessary to assist the Select Committee in performing its mandate herein; (ii) to hold such public hearings and such consultations as it may deem necessary in the process of public consultation over the making of a new constitution for Zimbabwe; (iii) to convene an All Stakeholders Conference to consult stakeholders on their representation in the sub-committees referred to above and such related matters as may assist the committee in its work; (iv) to table its draft Constitution to a 2nd All Stakeholders Conference; and (v) to report to Parliament on its recommendations over the content of a New Constitution for Zimbabwe (b) That that the draft Constitution recommended by the Select Committee shall be submitted to a referendum; (c) that, in implementing the above, the following time frames shall apply: (i) the Select Committee shall be set up within two months of inception of a new government; (ii) the convening of the first All Stakeholders Conference shall be within 3 months of the date of the appointment of the Select Committee; (iii) the public consultation process shall be completed no later than 4 months of the date of the first All Stakeholders Conference; (iv) the draft Constitution shall be tabled within 3 months of completion of the public consultation process to a second All Stakeholders Conference; (v) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be tabled before Parliament within 1 month of the second All Stakeholders Conference; (vi) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be debated in Parliament and the debate concluded within one month; (vii) the draft Constitution emerging from Parliament shall be gazetted before the holding of a referendum; (viii) a referendum on the new draft Constitution shall be held within 3 months of the conclusion of the debate; (ix) in the event of the draft Constitution being approved in the referendum it shall be gazetted within 1 month of the date of the referendum; and (x) the draft Constitution shall be introduced in Parliament no later than 1 month after the expiration of the period of 30 days from the date of its gazetting.

Constitution. Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves; Aware that the process of making this constitution must be owned and driven by the people and must be inclusive and democratic; Recognising that the current Constitution of Zimbabwe made at the Lancaster House Conference, London (1979) was primarily to transfer power from the colonial authority to the people of Zimbabwe; Acknowledging the draft Constitution that the Parties signed and agreed to in Kariba on the 30th of September 2007, annexed hereto as Annexure "“B"”; Determined to create conditions for our people to write a constitution for themselves; and Mindful of the need to ensure that the new Constitution deepens our democratic values and principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of full citizenship and equality of women. 6.1 The Parties hereby agree: (a) that they shall set up a Select Committee of Parliament composed of representatives of the Parties whose terms of reference shall be as follows: (i) to set up such subcommittees chaired by a member of Parliament and composed of members of Parliament and representatives of 10 Civil Society as may be necessary to assist the Select Committee in performing its mandate herein; (ii) to hold such public hearings and such consultations as it may deem necessary in the process of public consultation over the making of a new constitution for Zimbabwe; (iii) to convene an All Stakeholders Conference to consult stakeholders on their representation in the sub-committees referred to above and such related matters as may assist the committee in its work; (iv) to table its draft Constitution to a 2nd All Stakeholders Conference; and (v) to report to Parliament on its recommendations over the content of a New Constitution for Zimbabwe (b) That that the draft Constitution recommended by the Select Committee shall be submitted to a referendum; (c) that, in implementing the above, the following time frames shall apply: (i) the Select Committee shall be set up within two months of inception of a new government; (ii) the convening of the first All Stakeholders Conference shall be within 3 months of the date of the appointment of the Select Committee; (iii) the public consultation process shall be completed no later than 4 months of the date of the first All Stakeholders Conference; (iv) the draft Constitution shall be tabled within 3 months of completion of the public consultation process to a second All Stakeholders Conference; (v) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be tabled before Parliament within 1 month of the second All Stakeholders Conference; (vi) the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be debated in Parliament and the debate concluded within one month; (vii) ; the draft Constitution emerging from Parliament shall be gazetted before the holding of a referendum; (viii) a referendum on the new draft Constitution shall be held within 3 months of the conclusion of the debate; (ix) in the event of the draft Constitution being approved in the referendum it shall be gazetted within 1 month of the date of the referendum; and (x) the draft Constitution shall be introduced in Parliament no later than 1 month after the expiration of the period of 30 days from the date of its gazetting.