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FORUM PARTY OF ZIMBABWE & ORS v MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT & ORS 1996 (1) ZLR 461 (H)

1996 (1) ZLR p461

Citation

1996 (1) ZLR 461 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-58-96

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Adam J

Heard

9 April 1996

Judgment

8 May 1996

Counsel

A P de Bourbon SC for the applicants
P Chinamasa, Attorney-General, with him J Musimbe, for the first, ninth and tenth respondents
E W W Morris, for the second respondent
No appearance for the third, fourth, sixth and seventh respondents

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Statutes — regulations — validity — regulations made under Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act [Chapter 10:20] - requirements for validity — situation of urgency — can encompass inability of Government to proceed with legislative plans due to incompetence or inefficiency of those persons responsible for producing the legislation — general public interest — legislation can be in general public interest even if applicable only to a section of the population — delegation of powers under regulation to a Minister — whether President may delegate his powers

Local authority — election — election of mayor — requirements for validity — failure to specify date for election of mayor when specifying date for election of councillors — effect of such failure — lack of valid nominations by close of nomination date — town clerk's and Minister's power to extend nomination date

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