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(3) If the person accused of piracy satisfies the court !hatthere are
special circumstances in the case, which circumstances shall be recorded
by the court, why the penalty provided under subsection (2)(g) should
not be imposed, the person on conviction shall be liable to the penalty
provided under subsection (2)(h).
(4) No portion of a sentence imposed in terms of subsection (2)
(g) shall be suspended by the court if the effect of such suspension is that
the convicted person will serve less than ten years imprisonment.
(5) Acourtin Zimbabwe has jurisdiction to try a person arrested in
Zimbabwe or otherwise amenable to its jurisdiction for any act committed
outside Zimbabwe which, if it had been committed within Zimbabwe
would have constituted the crime of piracy or interfering with the safe
operation of a vessel.".
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Amendment of Cap 9:24
The Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24] (No. 4 of
20 13) is amended -(a)
in section 2 ("'nterpretation") (I) by the insertion of the following
definition:
""Director" means the Director of the Unit appointed in terms of the
Bank Use Promotion Act [Chapter 24:24]. ";
(b)
in section 4 ("Power of Director to issue directives for purposes of this
Act") (4) by the deletion of"not exceeding level eight for each day" and
the substitution of"not exceeding five hundred dollars (US$500) for each
day":
(c)
iu sectionS ("Directives may specify civil in.fiingements and impose civil
penalties and other sanctions") (2)(d)···
(i) by the deletion in subparagraph (i)(A) of "a fixed penalty of level
ten" and the substitution of "a fixed penalty not exceeding two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars (US $250 000)";
(ii) by the deletion in subparagraph (d)(i)(B) of"a penalty oflevel three
per day" and the substitution of"a fixed penalty not exceeding five
hundred dollars (US$ 500) per day";
(iii) by the deletion in paragraph (d)(ii)(A) of "a fixed penalty of level
five" and the substitution of "a fixed penalty not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars (US$ 50 000)";
(iv) by the deletion in paragraph (d)(ii)(C) of"a penalty oflevel per day"
and the substitution of"a fixed penalty not exceeding five hundred
dollars (US$ 500) per day";
(v) by the deletion in paragraph (d)(iii)(A) of "a penalty of level one"
and the substitution of "a fixed penalty not exceeding live hundred
dollars (US$ 500) per day";
(vi) by the deletion in paragraph (d)(iv)(A) of "a fixed penalty of level
ten" and the substitution of "a fixed penally not exceeding two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars (US $250 000)";
(vii) by the deletion in paragraph (d)(iv)(C) of "a penalty of level two
per day" and the substitution of "a fixed penalty not exceeding five
hundred dollars (US$ 500) per day";
(d) in section 8 ("Money laundering offences")~
(i) in subsection (1), by the repeal of paragraph (a) and the substitution of~
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