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(b) a right, power or privilege in connection with the cash;
“inspector” means a person referred to in section five;
“law enforcement agency” means the Police Force (including a member of the Police
Constabulary as defined in section 2 of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10]) or an
intelligence service maintained by the Government, or any agency assigned by an
enactment to maintain and enforce the law;
“Minister” means the Minister of Finance and Economic Development or any other Minister
to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act;
“moneylender” means a person licensed as a moneylender under the Moneylending and Rates
of Interest Act [Chapter 14:14];
“negotiable instrument” means any bill of exchange, letter of credit, cheque, draft or other
document, whether negotiable or not, which has been drawn or issued either inside or
outside Zimbabwe and is intended to enable any person to obtain, either directly or
indirectly, any sum of money, whether in Zimbabwean or foreign currency;
“parastatal” means any corporate body—
(a) established by or in terms of any Act of Parliament for special purposes specified in
that Act; or
(b) wholly owned or controlled by the State;
“proceedings” means any procedure conducted by or under the supervision of a judge or
magistrate in relation to any alleged or proven offence, or cash held in connection with
such offence, and includes an inquiry, investigation, or preliminary or final
determination of facts;
“property” means currency and all other real or personal property of every description,
whether situated in Zimbabwe or elsewhere, tangible or intangible, and includes any
interest in such property;
“property of or in the possession or control of any person” includes any gift made by that
person;
“relevant financial business” means business referred to in the Second Schedule;
“Reserve Bank” means the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe referred to in section 4 of the
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15];
“serious offence” means an offence⎯
(a) punishable by imprisonment for a period of twelve months or more, with or without
the option of a fine;
(b) against a law of a foreign State, in relation to acts or omissions which, had they
occurred in Zimbabwe, would have constituted an offence referred to in paragraph
(a);
“tainted property” has the meaning given to that term in section 2 of the Serious Offences
(Confiscation of Profits) Act [Chapter 9:17];
“trader” means a person referred to in paragraph (a) of section ten;