Zimbabwe
Extradition Act
Chapter 9:08
- Commenced on 9 April 1982
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2016 and includes any amendments published up to 31 December 2017.]
- [Note: This version of the Act was revised and consolidated by the Law Development Commission of Zimbabwe]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Extradition Act [Chapter 9:08].2. Interpretation
In this Act—“designated country” means a foreign country which is declared to be a designated country in terms of section thirteen;“extradition agreement” means an extradition agreement entered into in terms of section three;“Minister” means the Minister of Home Affairs or any other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act.“offence” includes an offence against a law relating to taxation, customs and excise or other revenue matters or relating to the control of transactions in foreign currency.Part II – Extradition in terms of extradition agreements
3. Extradition agreements
4. Requests for extradition
5. Arrest of persons on receipt of requests for extradition
6. Orders authorizing extradition
7. Appeals against orders authorizing extradition
8. When extradition may be effected
9. Effecting of extradition
10. Transit of persons through Zimbabwe
11. Backing of warrants
12. Provisional arrest
Part III – Extradition to and from designated countries
13. Declaration of designated countries
14. Offences to which Part III applies
15. General restrictions on extradition in terms of Part III
No extradition to a designated country shall take place in terms of this Part—16. Requests for extradition and arrest of persons
17. Orders by court authorizing extradition
18. Appeals to High Court
19. When extradition in terms of Part III may be effected
A person shall not be extradited in compliance with an order made in terms of section seventeen—20. Effecting of extradition in terms of Part III
21. Reference to Minister
22. Extradition of persons to Zimbabwe from designated countries
Where a person is extradited to Zimbabwe from a designated country, such person shall not be prosecuted or punished for any offence other than—23. Transit of persons through Zimbabwe
24. Backing of warrants in terms of Part III
25. Provisional arrest
Part IV – General
26. Bail and legal representation
27. Retaking and re-extradition of persons
28. Postponement of extradition
If, in terms of this Act, a request is received for the extradition of a person against whom criminal proceedings have been instituted in Zimbabwe or who is undergoing any punishment in Zimbabwe in respect of any offence, the Minister may postpone the issue of an authority to proceed in terms of this Act or direct that all proceedings in connection with the extradition of the person in terms of this Act be postponed, as may be appropriate, until—29. Concurrent requests for extradition
If two or more requests, made by the governments of different countries, are received for the extradition of the same person in terms of this Act, the Minister shall, after taking into account all the circumstances and in particular—30. Search warrants
Where a warrant for the arrest of a person in connection with any offence has been issued or endorsed in terms of this Act, any court and magistrate within whose jurisdiction the warrant may be issued or endorsed shall have the same power to issue a warrant to search for any property involved in the offence concerned as that court or magistrate would have had if the offence concerned had been committed within the jurisdiction of such court or magistrate.31. Handling over of property
32. Evidence
33. Discharge from extradition
34. Regulations and rules of court
History of this document
31 December 2016 this version
Consolidation
09 April 1982
Commenced