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Zimbabwe - Civil, commercial and family law - Law, Act

Marriages Act [Chapter 5:15]. -

Adoption: 2022-05 | ZWE-2022-L-114002

To consolidate the laws relating to marriages; to provide for the recognition and registration of customary law unions; to provide for the recognition of civil partnerships; to amend the Child Abduction Act [Chapter 5:05], the Children’s Act [Chapter 5:06], the Guardianship of Minors Act [Chapter 5:08], the Maintenance Act [Chapter 5:09], the Matrimonial Causes Act [Chapter 5:13], the General Law Amendment Act [Chapter 8:07], and the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]; to repeal the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07] and the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

Zimbabwe - Civil, commercial and family law - Law, Act

Companies and Other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31]. -

Adoption: 2019-11-15 | ZWE-2019-L-109606

To provide for the constitution, incorporation, registration, management and internal administration of companies and winding up of companies and private business corporations; to enable the voluntary registration of other business entities; to ensure the removal of defunct companies and private business corporations by re-registering all existing companies and private business corporations; to repeal the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03] and the Private Business Corporations Act [Chapter 24:11]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Zimbabwe - Civil, commercial and family law - Law, Act

Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act (Chapter 4:01). -

Adoption: 1984-12-01 | ZWE-1984-L-101340