IMMIGRATION ACT (as at 10th October, 2006)
[Subsection inserted by s. 7 of Act 8/2000.]
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding
two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
[Subsectiion inserted by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.]
18 Refusal of entry to potential prohibited person
(1) An immigration officer may refuse any person leave to enter Zimbabwe if he
believes on reasonable grounds that consideration is being, or is about to be, given to
deeming or declaring that person to be a prohibited person in terms of paragraph (a),
subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (e) or paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section fourteen.
(2) A person refused leave to enter Zimbabwe in terms of subsection (1) shall have
no right to appeal or make representations in terms of Part IV in respect of such refusal
and, if he has entered Zimbabwe, shall forthwith leave Zimbabwe.
(3) A refusal of leave to enter Zimbabwe in terms of subsection (1) shall lapse
when it is withdrawn or on the expiry of thirty days after notice thereof was given in
terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section eight to the person concerned, whichever is the sooner.
(4) Any person who, without just cause, fails to leave Zimbabwe forthwith in terms
of subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six
or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such
imprisonment.
[Subsection inserted by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.]
19 Permits
In regulations in terms of section forty-one the Minister—
(a) shall provide for students permits, temporary employment permits and temporary permits;
(b) may provide for other permits for persons, whether aliens or prohibited persons, to enter or remain in Zimbabwe.
20 Endorsement of return tickets
(1) An immigration officer may, as a condition of permitting a visitor to enter or
remain in Zimbabwe, endorse any air, sea or rail ticket acquired by that visitor “Not
Refundable in Zimbabwe”.
(2) Where a ticket has been endorsed in terms of subsection (1), no person shall,
without the authority in writing of the Minister, purchase the ticket, exchange the ticket
for any other thing or in any other way give value for the purchase price thereof or any
part of the purchase price thereof.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six
months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
[Subsection inserted by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.]
PART IV
APPEALS AND REVIEWS
21 Appeals
(1) Subject to subsection (2), subsection (2) of section eighteen and section twentytwo, any person who receives notice in writing in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection
(4) of section eight that leave to enter Zimbabwe has been refused or that he is a prohib-
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