CITIZENSHIP OF ZIMBABWE ACT confirming such renunciation in the form and manner prescribed. (8) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other enactment, but subject to subsection (9), any person who was ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe immediately before the 1st December 1984, and who ceases to be a citizen of Zimbabwe in terms of subsection (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) shall be entitled, on and after the date on which he ceased to be a citizen of Zimbabwe— (a) to reside in Zimbabwe; and (b) to acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable property in Zimbabwe; and (c) to be indentured as an apprentice or trainee and to enter, practise or engage in any profession, trade, calling or employment in Zimbabwe; and (d) to obtain education for himself and his children in Zimbabwe; and (e) generally, to do all such things as may be done by persons who are ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe. (9) The Minister may, by order, deprive a person of all or any of his rights under subsection (8) on the same grounds as he could deprive that person of his citizenship, if that person were a citizen of Zimbabwe by registration, and section eleven shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in respect of an order made in terms of this subsection. (10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, where a person is of unsound mind for the whole or any part of any period during which he may elect to renounce his foreign citizenship in terms of subsection (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7), the period during which he may make the election shall be extended accordingly. (11) Where he considers that it is necessary or desirable in the case of an individual to do so, and that it will not be contrary to the national interest, the President may, by order, grant such individual an exemption from all or any of the provisions of this section subject to such conditions as he may specify, and may revoke or amend any such exemption. 10 Renunciation of citizenship (1) A citizen of Zimbabwe of full age and sound mind may, subject to subsection (4), make a declaration of renunciation of his citizenship of Zimbabwe. (2) Subject to subsection (4), the responsible parent or guardian or other lawful representative of a person under legal disability may, if that person under legal disability is a citizen of Zimbabwe, with the consent of the Minister make on behalf of that person under legal disability a declaration of renunciation of his citizenship of Zimbabwe: Provided that the Minister may, where he thinks fit, accept a declaration or renunciation in respect of a citizen under legal disability from a person other than the responsible parent or guardian or other lawful representative and, subject to subsection (4), cause such a renunciation to be registered. (3) A declaration made in terms of subsection (1) or (2) shall not be of force or effect unless it is made and registered in the form and manner prescribed. (4) No declaration made in terms of subsection (1) or (2) shall be registered without the authority of the Minister if the person concerned is a citizen or national of foreign country with which Zimbabwe is engaged in war, whether declared or not. (5) Upon the registration of a declaration made in terms of this section, the person by whom or in respect of whom the declaration is made shall cease to be a citizen of Zimbabwe. Reissue July 2001 11 Deprivation of citizenship (1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, by order, deprive a citizen of Zimbabwe by registration of his citizenship of Zimbabwe if it is discovered that when— (a) a certificate of naturalization or other document conferring naturalization was granted or deemed to have been granted to or in respect of the person in terms of a former citizenship law; or (b) a certificate of citizenship was granted to or in respect of the person in terms of a former citizenship law or this Act; or (c) the person was registered as a citizen in terms of a former citizenship law or this Act; the person was not entitled to be naturalized or registered, as the case may be, as a citizen of Zimbabwe. (2) Subject to this section, the Minister may, by order, deprive a citizen of Zimbabwe by registration of his citizenship if he is satisfied that— (a) the naturalization or registration of the person as a citizen in terms of a former citizenship law or this Act was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of a material fact; or (b) the person has shown himself to be disloyal or disaffected towards Zimbabwe or has acted in a manner prejudicial or likely to be prejudicial to public safety or public order; or (c) the person has, during any war in which Zimbabwe is or has been engaged, whether such war is or was declared or not, unlawfully traded or communicated with an enemy or been engaged in or assisted with any business which was to his knowledge carried on in such a manner as to assist an enemy in that war; or (d) the person has, within five years after becoming a citizen in terms of a former citizenship law or this Act, been sentenced in any country to imprisonment for a period of twelve months or more; or (e) the person has been convicted in Zimbabwe of an offence specified in the Schedule and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of twelve months or more without the option of a fine; or (f) the person was, immediately before he was registered as a citizen, a prohibited person in terms of any enactment relating to immigration in force in Zimbabwe: Provided that a person who has been registered as a citizen in terms of section 13 of the Zimbabwe Constitution (Transitional, Supplementary and Consequential Provisions) Order 1980 shall not be deprived of his citizenship on the ground that before such registration he was a prohibited person; or (g) the person was a citizen of a foreign country and has, in terms of the law in force in that foreign country, been deprived of that citizenship on grounds which the Minister considers are substantially similar to any of the grounds specified in subsection (1) or this subsection. (3) The Minister shall not deprive a person of his citizenship by order made in terms of subsection (1) or (2)— (a) if, by reason of the order, the person would be rendered stateless; or (b) unless he is satisfied that it is not conducive to the public good that the person should continue to be a citizen of Zimbabwe. (4) Before making an order in terms of subsection (1) or (2), the Minister shall cause to be served on the person against whom the order is proposed to be made a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed [Chapter 4:01]