CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 [Subsection inserted by section 2 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14; date of commencement - 6 December 1996] 6 Citizenship by descent Save as is otherwise provided by section 5(2) or (4), a person born outside Zimbabwe on or after the appointed day shall be a citizen of Zimbabwe by descent if— (a) his father or his mother is at the time of his birth a citizen of Zimbabwe otherwise than by descent; and (b) his birth is registered in accordance with the law relating to the registration of births. [Section as amended by sections 3 and 15 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] 7 Citizenship by registration (1) .…. [Subsection repealed by section 4 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (2) Any woman who— (a) is, on the appointed day, married to a person who— (i) is, on the appointed day, a citizen of Zimbabwe by virtue of the provisions of section 4; or (ii) after the appointed day but before the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996, becomes a citizen of Zimbabwe while the marriage still subsists; [Subparagraph as amended by section 4 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14; date of commencement - 6 December 1996] or (b) prior to the appointed day, was married to a person who— (i) is, on the appointed day, a citizen of Zimbabwe by virtue of the provisions of section 4; or (ii) having died before the appointed day, would, but for his death, have been a citizen of Zimbabwe by virtue of the provisions of section 4; or (c) on or after the appointed day but before the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996, marries a person who is a citizen of Zimbabwe or who becomes a citizen of Zimbabwe while the marriage still subsists; [Paragraph as amended by section 4 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14; date of commencement - 6 December 1996] shall be entitled, upon making application in such manner as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament, to be registered as a citizen of Zimbabwe. (3) Any person, one of whose parents is a citizen of Zimbabwe at the date of his application, shall be entitled, upon making application in such manner as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament, to be registered as a citizen of Zimbabwe: Consolidation 8 14th September, 2005