Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame?
No
Are these plans available to general public?
No
Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment?
Yes, throughout government
Where is the draft text or summary published?
On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; directly distributed to interested stakeholders.
Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment?
No
Is the entire text of the proposed draft published?
Yes, throughout government
The Parliament of Zimbabwe publishes the complete text of the bills pending in the Parliament on its official website (http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/bills).
Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available?
No
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public?
Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only
Request for comments from the public is not obligated by law, but the law says that Ministries and Regulatory Agencies should facilitate it. (Article 141 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment) Act 20 of 2013).
How are the comments received?
Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups.
Interested stakeholders are identified by their membership in different business organizations.
Are received comments publicly accessible?
No
Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations?
Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments?
No
Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations?
No
How does the government report on the results of the consultation?
n/a
Where does the government report on the results of the consultation?
n/a
Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law?
No
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations?
No
Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment?
No
Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines?
No
Are impact assessments required by law?
No
Are impact assessment made publicly available?
No
How is this assessment distributed?
n/a
When is this assessment distributed?
n/a
Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation?
No
Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies?
No
Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions.
n/a
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Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place?
Yes
How are the laws that are in force accessed?
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector