At least six Bills that were before Parliament lapsed after
the august House failed to debate and pass them during the First Session of the
Ninth Parliament.
The failure by legislators to pass Bills confirmed
President Mnangagwa’s concern when he delivered the State of the Nation Address
early this month on the slow pace at which laws were being passed, a situation
he said resulted in fewer Bills sailing through in the last Session.
Parliament have since given a notice of the lapsing of the
Bills in terms of its Standing Orders saying it was up to the legislative
assembly to have them restored at the stage at which they were when they
lapsed.
“Kindly note that the following Bills lapsed following the
end of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament on 26 September 2019: Zimbabwe
Investment and Development Agency [H. B. 2, 2019]”, Money Laundering and
Proceeds of Crime Amendment [H. B. 4, 2019], Coroner’s Office [H. B. 5, 2019],
Freedom of Information [H. B. 6, 2019], Marriages [H. B. 7, 2019] and Zimbabwe
Media Commission [H. B. 8, 2019],” read the notice from Parliament.
In terms of Standing Order any public Bill which lapses by
reason of the end of a Session before it has been agreed to by the National
Assembly and the Senate it might be allowed to proceed with in the next ensuing
Session at the stage it had reached in the preceding Session. Chronicle
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