Africa Export-Import Bank (Membership of Zimbabwe and Branch Office Agreement) Act, 2005 3. The Harare Branch shall, in exercising its rights under this Article, pay due regard to any representations made by the Government and shall give effect to such representations without prejudicing its interest or the interest of the Bank. PART VI Access, Transit and Residence Article XII 1. The Appropriate Authorities of the Republic of Zimbabwe shall not impede in any way and shall take all necessary measures to facilitate, the entry into, sojourn in, transit through and exit from the territory of the Republic of Zimbabwe of any person proceeding to the Harare Branch to perform official duties or at the invitation of the Bank. 2. To this end, the Government shall authorise, without delay, the entry and residence in its territory and exit therefrom, while they are engaged on business with the Harare Branch of: (a) the President; (b) Directors of the Bank and their Alternates; (c) Vice-Presidents; (d) the Executive Vice-President and other officials of the Harare Branch; (e) persons other than the Executive Vice-President and officials of the Harare Branch performing missions for the Bank; (f) other persons invited under the authority of the President to visit or to perform their duties at the Harare Branch; (g) dependent members of the family of the persons referred to in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, while the latter are engaged on business with the Bank, as well as one personal employee of the Executive Vice-President. 3. Visas for persons referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, where required, shall be granted promptly and free of charge. 4. No measure excluding the residence in the Republic of Zimbabwe of any such person shall be taken on account of any activities performed by such person in his official capacity. In case of abuse of privilege by any such person in their activities in the Republic of Zimbabwe outside that capacity, measures for excluding or restricting residence there may only be taken after prior consultation of the Minister for the time being responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe in accordance with paragraph 5 hereinbelow. 5. Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions set forth in paragraph 4 hereof, no person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be required to leave the Republic of Zimbabwe save in the event of an abuse of the right of residence, in which case the following procedure shall apply: (a) no proceedings shall be instituted to require any such person to leave the Republic of Zimbabwe, except with the prior approval of the Minister for the time being responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe; (b) in the case of a Representative of an African State, such approval shall be given only after consultation with the Government of the Representative concerned; - 11 -