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Zimbabwe
Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act
Chapter 9:06
- Published in Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 April 1991
- [This is the version of this document as it was at 31 December 2016 to 19 July 2018.]
- [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 Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act [Chapter 9:06].2. Interpretation
2A. Purpose of Act and powers and responsibilities of Prosecutor-General
3. Application of Act
4. Aspects of mutual assistance
For the purposes of this Act, mutual assistance in criminal matters shall include—5. Act not to prevent other provision of mutual assistance
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing the provision or obtaining of assistance in criminal matters otherwise than as provided in this Act.6. Refusal of assistance
7. Assistance may be conditional
Assistance in terms of this Act may be provided to a foreign country subject to such conditions as the Prosecutor-General may determine.8. Request by Zimbabwe
Any request by Zimbabwe for assistance in any criminal matter in terms of this Act shall be made by the Prosecutor-General.9. Request for assistance by foreign country
Part II – Assistance in relation to taking of evidence and production of documents or other articles
10. Request by Zimbabwe
The Prosecutor-General may request an appropriate authority of a foreign country to arrange for—11. Request for evidence, etc., by foreign country
Part III – Assistance in relation to search and seizure
12. Requests by Zimbabwe for search and seizure
13. Requests by foreign countries for search and seizure
Part IV – Arrangements for persons to give evidence or assist in investigations
14. Requests for removal of certain persons to Zimbabwe
15. Arrangements between Prosecutor-General and Minister in relation to custody of certain persons
16. Custody of certain persons
Where—17. Immunities
18. Status of person prosecuted for offence committed after departure from foreign country
19. Limitation on use of evidence by certain persons
Where—20. Conditions of imprisonment
The provisions of the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11] relating to—21. Release of certain persons upon request by foreign country
Where—22. Escaping
23. Arrest of person who has escaped from custody
24. Requests for giving of evidence at hearings in foreign countries
25. Requests for assistance in relation to investigations in foreign countries
26. Effect of removal to foreign country on prisoner’s term of imprisonment
Where a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for an offence against the law of Zimbabwe is released from prison pursuant to a request by the appropriate authority of the foreign country under section twenty-four or twenty-five, the prisoner shall, while in custody in connection with the request, including custody outside Zimbabwe, be deemed to be continuing to serve that term of imprisonment.Part V – Custody of persons in transit
27. Transit
28. Escaping
29. Arrest of person in transit
Part VI – Proceeds of crime
30. Request for enforcement of orders
The Prosecutor-General may request an appropriate authority of a foreign country to which this Act applies to make arrangements for the enforcement of—31. Request for issue of orders in foreign countries
Where criminal proceedings or criminal investigations have commenced in Zimbabwe in relation to a specified offence, the Prosecutor-General may request an appropriate authority of a foreign country to which this Act applies to direct the issue of a warrant, order or other instrument similar in nature to any of the following warrants and orders under the Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act [Chapter 9:17] in respect of the specified offence—32. Registration of orders
33. Requests for search and seizure warrants in respect of tainted property
34. Requests for interim interdicts
Where—35. Requests for information gathering orders
Part VII – General
36. Service of documents
37. Evidence
A certificate by the Prosecutor-General stating that—38. Authentication of document
39. Regulations
History of this document
20 July 2018
31 December 2016 this version
Consolidation
01 April 1991
Commenced