"identity document" means(i)
a document issued to a person in terms of section 7(1) or (2) of the National
Registration Act [Chapter 10:17] or a passport or drivers' licence issued by
the government of Zimbabwe; or
(ii)
any passport, identity document or driver's licence issued by a foreign
government.";
(b) by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of"(2) The said register shall contain with respect to each director his or her present first
name and surname, any former first name and surname, an identification reference number
appearing in his or her identity document, his or her full residential or business address and
postal address, his or her nationality and particulars of any other directorships held by him or
her:
Provided that it shall not be necessary for the register to contain particulars of directorships
held by a director in companies of which the company is the wholly owned subsidiary or which
are the wholly owned subsidiaries either of the company or of another company of which the
company is the wholly owned subsidiary, and for the purposes of this proviso the expression
"company" shall include any body corporate incorporated in Zimbabwe.";
(c) in subsection (3) by the repeal of paragraph (a) and the substitution of"(a) in the case of an individual, his or her present first name and surname, any former
first name and surname, an identification reference number appearing in his or her
identity document and his or her full residential address or business and postal
addresses; and";
(d) in subsection (12) by the repeal of paragraph (c) and the substitution of"(c) references to a former first name or surname do not include(i) in the case of a peer or a person usually known by a British title different from his or
her surname, the name by which he or she was known previous to the adoption of or
succession to the title; or
(ii) in the case of any person, a former first name or surname where the name or surname
was changed or disused before the person bearing the name attained the age of eighteen
years;
(iii) in the case of a married woman, the name or surname by which she was known
previous to the marriage.".
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Transitional provision
Every company existing on the date of commencement of this Act shall(a) within twelve calendar months of such date, amend its register so that it contains all the
particulars required by section 187(2) and (3) of the principal Act as amended by this Act; and
(b) within twelve calendar months of such date, deliver to the Registrar of Companies a return
referred to in section 187(4) of the principal Act containing the particulars of its register as
amended in accordance with paragraph (a);
and any company that fails to do so shall be deemed to be in contravention of section 187(10) of the
principal Act.
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