(ii) the manner of securing the attendance of witnesses; (iii) the penalties which may be imposed upon a witness in an appeal who, without reasonable excuse— A. fails to attend the hearing of the appeal; or B. refuses to be sworn or to answer fully and satisfactorily any lawful questions put to him; (iv) the lapsing of any appeal for want of prosecution thereof; (n) the information relating to his liability for National Service in terms of the National Service Act [Chapter 11:08] to be provided by any person entering or leaving Zimbabwe; (o) the conditions on which former residents of Zimbabwe may resume residence in Zimbabwe otherwise than as new immigrants or be deemed to have regained their domicile for the purposes of this Act. (3) The Minister may, by regulation, make additional provision for controlling, restricting or prohibiting the entry into Zimbabwe of persons who are not lawfully ordinarily resident therein, and such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters— (a) the qualifications which a person must possess before he is permitted to enter Zimbabwe and prohibiting the entry of persons who do not possess such qualifications and in particular— (i) requirements as to education, training and experience; (ii) requirements as to capital or income; (iii) that the person must have obtained employment in Zimbabwe before his arrival of such nature and for such period as may be prescribed; (b) the evidence which shall be adduced for any of the qualifications referred to in paragraph (a); (c) the guarantees which may be required in regard to any employment and to the maintenance and repatriation of any person and his dependants; (d) the prohibition of the entry of persons seeking employment in Zimbabwe except in such occupations and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed: Provided that regulations made under this paragraph shall not, solely in order to protect the interests of persons engaged in any particular profession, trade or industry, prohibit the entry of any person seeking employment in Zimbabwe; (e) the setting up of an authority to advise the Minister as to the best method of exploiting the capacity of Zimbabwe to absorb immigrants; (f) the setting up of boards or other authorities for the selection of immigrants and the functions of such boards or other authorities and the remuneration and allowances of the members thereof. (4) Without derogation from the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], any regulations referred to in subsection (3) may— (a) prescribe different requirements for different classes of persons or for persons of different occupations; (b) limit the number of persons, or the number of persons from any specified country or group of countries, who may be permitted to enter Zimbabwe during any specified period; (c) provide that the Minister may, notwithstanding any limitation imposed in terms of paragraph (b), by written order provide that a specified number of persons in a specified occupation and from a specified country or group of countries may be permitted to enter Zimbabwe during any specified period in addition to the number of persons limited in terms of such paragraph; (d) provide that the Minister may, in his discretion, by notice in writing, exempt any person or class of persons from such regulations. 42 Minister may amend Schedule (1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, at any time amend Part I of the Schedule by adding thereto or removing therefrom the description of any offence. (2) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, at any time amend Part II of the Schedule by altering any monetary amount specified therein, to take into account any change in the value of money. [Subsection inserted by s. 11 of Act 8/2000.] 43 Savings (1) Any permit, warrant, direction, certificate, notice, authority or order issued or given or any bond or deposit entered into or given or any appointment made or any other thing done in terms of a repealed Act which, immediately before the 1st June, 1979, was valid shall, on and after that date, be given effect to as if it had been issued, given, entered into, made or done, as the case may be, in terms of the appropriate provisions of this Act, and this Act shall apply in respect thereof accordingly: Provided that any order or warrant issued in terms of subsection (1) of section 3 or any warrant issued in terms of subsection (1) of section 7 of the Deportation Act [Chapter 25 of 1974] which was not revoked before the 1st June, 1979, shall remain in force until revoked by the Minister and that Act shall continue to apply in respect of such a warrant. (2) Subject to subsection (1), any person who, immediately before the 1st June, 1979—

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