(i) by the deletion of Human Rights” where it appears for the first “Zimbabwe time; (ii) by the deletion of the Commission or the Zimbabwe Human Rights” and the “, substitution of the”; “or (b) by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of— To assist each special police liaison officer, the Commission shall establish a Special “(2) Investigation Committee for each provincial centre, consisting of— (a) a member of the Commission’s staff, appointed by the Commission, who shall be the chairperson of the Committee; and (b) the special police liaison officer; and (c) two representatives of each political party contesting the election, who shall be selected by the party concerned: Provided that an independent candidate contesting a presidential election shall be entitled to select two representatives to represent him or her on the Committee.”; (c) in subsection (4) by the deletion of whether through the police, a multiparty “, liaison committee, the Commission or the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission or otherwise,” and the substitution of from whatever source,”. “, 45 Amendment of section 133J of Cap. 2:13 Section 133J (“Investigations, prosecutions and trials of cases of politically-motivated violence and intimidation”) of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1) by the deletion of Rights”; “Zimbabwe (b) in subsection (2) by the deletion of the Commission or the Zimbabwe “, Human Rights Commission” and the substitution of the Commission”. “or 46 New section inserted in Part XX of Cap. 2:13 Part XX (“Illegal Practices and Other Offences”) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion after section 154 of the following section— 154A Prohibited political conduct during polling period During the period from midnight twenty-four hours before polling day “(1) or the first polling day, as the case may be, in any election until polling stations are closed in that election, no political party or candidate or person acting or purporting to act on behalf of a political party or candidate shall, within any constituency or ward in which the election is being or is to be held—
(i) by the deletion of “Zimbabwe Human Rights” where it appears for the first time; (ii) by the deletion of “, the Commission or the Zimbabwe Human Rights” and the substitution of “or the”; (b) by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of— “(2) To assist each special police liaison officer, the Commission shall establish a Special Investigation Committee for each provincial centre, consisting of— (a) a member of the Commission’s staff, appointed by the Commission, who shall be the chairperson of the Committee; and (b) the special police liaison officer; and (c) two representatives of each political party contesting the election, who shall be selected by the party concerned: Provided that an independent candidate contesting a presidential election shall be entitled to select two representatives to represent him or her on the Committee.”; (c) in subsection (4) by the deletion of “, whether through the police, a multiparty liaison committee, the Commission or the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission or otherwise,” and the substitution of “, from whatever source,”. 45 Amendment of section 133J of Cap. 2:13 Section 133J (“Investigations, prosecutions and trials of cases of politically-motivated violence and intimidation”) of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1) by the deletion of “Zimbabwe Rights”; (b) in subsection (2) by the deletion of “, the Commission or the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission” and the substitution of “or the Commission”. 46 New section inserted in Part XX of Cap. 2:13 Part XX (“Illegal Practices and Other Offences”) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion after section 154 of the following section— 154A Prohibited political conduct during polling period “(1) During the period from midnight twenty-four hours before polling day or the first polling day, as the case may be, in any election until polling stations are closed in that election, no political party or candidate or person acting or purporting to act on behalf of a political party or candidate shall, within any constituency or ward in which the election is being or is to be held—
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