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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013
Date of text: 2013 (2021)

Policies

Zimbabwe Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) Country Statement (2025-2035).
Date of text: 01 February 2025
Zimbabwe National Climate Change Adaptation Plan.
Date of text: 01 September 2024
Zimbabwe’s El Niño-Induced Drought: Strategies and Measures for Mitigation and Resilience Building.
Date of text: 27 May 2024
Multi-Sectoral Food and Nutrition Security Strategy for Zimbabwe 2023-2025.
Date of text: 01 November 2023
National Forestry Policy.
Date of text: 01 May 2023

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Agricultural and Rural Development Authority Act [Chapter 18:01].
Date of text: 01 July 1971 (2001)
Warehouse Receipt Act, No. 13 of 2007
Date of text: 2007
Acquisition of Farm Equipment or Material Act (Act No. 7 of 2004).
Date of text: 2004
Agricultural Marketing Authority Act (No. 26 of 2004).
Date of text: 2004
Standards Development Fund Act [Chapter 14:19].
Date of text: 1987 (2001)

Climate change

Carbon Credits Trading (General) Regulations, 2023.
Date of text: 18 August 2023
Carbon Credits Trading (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (No. 1).
Date of text: 2023

Cultivated plants

National Biotechnology Authority Act (No. 3 of 2006).
Date of text: 2006
Plant Breeders Rights Act [Chapter 18:16].
Date of text: 1973 (20 May 2002)
Seeds Act [Chapter 19:13].
Date of text: 1965 (27 July 2001)
Plant Pests and Diseases Act [Chapter 19:08].
Date of text: 1958 (1989)
Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act [Chapter 18:12].
Date of text: 1952 (2001)

Disaster risk management

Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06].
Date of text: 1989 (2001)
Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act [Chapter 10:20].
Date of text: 25 April 1986
Emergency Powers Act [Chapter 11:04].
Date of text: 02 December 1960 (1986)
Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Deferral of Rent and Mortgage Payments During National Lockdown) Regulations, 2020 (S.I. No. 96 of 2020).
Date of text: 29 April 2020
Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) Order, 2020 (S.I. No. 83 of 2020)
Date of text: 28 March 2020

Environment

Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27].
Date of text: 2002 (01 July 2005)
Meteorological Services Act [Chapter 13:21].
Date of text: 2003
Masvingo Rural District Council (Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation) By-laws, 2019.
Date of text: 18 October 2019
Environment Management Act (Environmental Impact Assessment & Ecosystems Protection) Regulations, 2007 (Cap. 20:27).
Date of text: 2007
Environmental Management (Prohibition and Control of Ozone Depleting Substances, Greenhouse Gases, Ozone Depleting Substances and Greenhouse Gases Dependent Equipment) Regulations, 2023.
Date of text: 07 April 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture

Animal Health Act (Chapter 19:01).
Date of text: 01 January 1961 (2001)
Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Tariff of Fees) By-laws, 2019 (S.I. No. 108 of 2019).
Date of text: 10 May 2019
Parks and Wildlife (Payment for Hunting of Animals and Fish) Notice, 1987 (S.I. No. 101 of 1987).
Date of text: 1987
Local level: Murewa Rural District Council (Fishing) By-laws, 2024 (SI 33 of 2024).
Date of text: 2024

Food and nutrition

Food and Food Standards Act [Chapter 15:04].
Date of text: 28 May 1971 (2001)
Geographical Indications Act [Chapter 26:06].
Date of text: 01 March 2001
Traditional Beer Act [Chapter 14:24].
Date of text: 17 January 1985 (2001)
Fruit Marketing Act [Chapter 18:13].
Date of text: 10 October 1966 (2001)
Grain Marketing Act [Chapter 18:14].
Date of text: 01 May 1966 (1991)

Forestry

Forest Act [Chapter 19:05].
Date of text: 1949 (2002)
Communal Land Forest Produce Act [Chapter 19:04].
Date of text: 1987 (2001)
Forest (Control of Firewood, Timber and Forest Produce) Regulations, 2012 (S.I. No. 116 of 2012).
Date of text: 2012
The Forest (Control of Timber) (Export of Unprocessed and Primarily Processed Indigenous Hardwoods) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. 112 of 2001).
Date of text: 23 March 2001
Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry: Timber Sub-sector (SI 20 of 2024).
Date of text: 2024

Gender

Zimbabwe Gender Commission Act (No. 7/2015).
Date of text: 2015

Indigenous peoples

Traditional Leaders Act [Chapter 29:17].
Date of text: 1998 (2001)
Environmental Management (Access to Genetic Resources and Indigenous Genetic Resource-based Knowledge) Regulations, 2009.
Date of text: 2009

Land and soil

Land Commission Act [Chapter 20:29].
Date of text: 26 February 2018
Land Survey Act (Chapter 20:12).
Date of text: 1932 (10 September 2002)
Judicial Laws Amendment (Ease of Settling Commercial and Other Disputes) Act, 2017 (No. 7 of 2017).
Date of text: 2017
Gazetted Land (Consequential Provisions) Act (No. 8 of 2006).
Date of text: 20 December 2006
Estate Administrators Act [Chapter 27:20].
Date of text: 1998 (2002)

Livestock

Animal Health Act (Chapter 19:01).
Date of text: 01 January 1961 (2001)
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act [Chapter 19:09].
Date of text: 19 August 1960 (1986)
Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act [Chapter 18:12].
Date of text: 1952 (2001)
Sericulture Act [Chapter 18:18].
Date of text: 1989 (2001)
Bees Act [Chapter 19:02].
Date of text: 1973 (2002)

Mineral resources and energy

Electricity Act [Chapter 13:19].
Date of text: 2002 (2013)
Mines and Minerals Act. [Chapter 21:05].
Date of text: 1961 (2014)
Petroleum Act (Chapter 13:22)
Date of text: 2010 (2017)
Roasting Plant Corporation Act [Chapter 21:07].
Date of text: 1991 (10 September 2001)
Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 21:04].
Date of text: 1982 (2001)

Social protection

Consumer Protection Act [Chapter 14:14], No. 4 of 2019
Date of text: 10 December 2019

Water

Water Act (Cap. 20:24).
Date of text: 1998 (2005)
Zimbabwe National Water Authority Act (Cap. 20:25).
Date of text: 01 January 2000 (2002)
Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06].
Date of text: 1971 (10 September 2002)
Zambezi River Authority Act [Chapter 20:23].
Date of text: 01 October 1987 (2002)
Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Raw Water Tariffs) Regulations, 2016 (S.I. 48 of 2016).
Date of text: 2016

Wild species and ecosystems

Parks and Wild Life Act [Chapter 20:14].
Date of text: 01 November 1975 (2002)
Masvingo Rural District Council (Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation) By-laws, 2019.
Date of text: 18 October 2019
Environment Management Act (Environmental Impact Assessment & Ecosystems Protection) Regulations, 2007 (Cap. 20:27).
Date of text: 2007
Parks and Wildlife (General) Regulations 1990.
Date of text: 1990
Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 4 of 2025).
Date of text: 2025

Miscellaneous

Labour Act [Chapter 28:01].
Date of text: 1985 (2016)
Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Act, No. 10 of 2019
Date of text: 07 February 2020
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act [Chapter 22:23], No. 5 of 2017
Date of text: 01 January 2018
Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
Date of text: 26 November 2004 (2016)
Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 10:33).
Date of text: 2020

International Agreements

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
Strategic Plan for the Zambezi Watercourse.
Date of text: 01 April 2019

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