1:--JSOLVENCY Cap. 6:07 No. 7/2018 (4) The Minister may at any time by subsequent notice in the Gazette withdraw any notice under subsection (2), and thereupon any State referred to in such lastmentioned notice is a foreign State for the purposes of this Part. (5) Any notice referred to in subsection (2) or (4) must, before publication in the Gazette, be apprc)\'ed by Parliament. (6) Where the Minister withdraws a notice in terms of subsection (4), such withdrawal does not affect any pending legal proceedings and such proceedings must continue as if the notice had not been withdraw11. 153 International obligations of Republic of Zimbabwe To the extent that this Part conflicts with an obligation of Zimbabwe arising out of any treaty or other form of agreement to which Zimbabwe is a party with one or more other States and which treaty or agreement has been enacted into law, the requirements of the treaty or agreement prevail. 154 Competent Court The functions referred to in this Part relating to recognition of foreign proceedings and cooperation with foreign Courts must be performed by the High Court of Zimbabwe. 155 Authorisation of trustee, liquidator, corporate rescue practitioner, curator, or receiver to act in foreign State A trustee, liquidator, corporate rescue practitioner, curator of an institution, or receiver is authorised to act in a foreign State in respect of proceedings under the laws of Zimbabwe relating to insolvency, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the applicable foreign law. 156 Public policy exception This Part must not be construed as obliging a Court to take any action which would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of Zimbabwe. 157 Additional assistance under other laws Nothing in this Part limits the power of a Court or a trustee, liquidator, corporate rescue practitioner, curator of an institution, or receiver to provide additional assistance to a foreign representative under other laws of Zimbabwe. 158 Interpretation of this part In the interpretation of this Part, regard must be had to its international origin, to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith. SuB-PART 2-AccEss oF FoREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO CouRTS IN ZIMBABWE 159 Right of direct access A foreign representative may apply directly to a Court in Zimbabwe for relief. 160 Limited jurisdiction An application made to a court in Zimbabwe by a foreign representative docs not subject the foreign representative or the foreign assets and affairs of the debtor to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Zimbabwe for any purpose other than the application. 313

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