and, if he has entered Zimbabwe, he shall forthwith leave Zimbabwe.
9
Detention of persons
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may be detained in terms of section eight in
a prison, police cell or other convenient place.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) and to such other conditions as he may fix, the Minister may permit a person detained in terms of subsection (1), with or without sureties, to
enter into a bond for his release in an amount approved by the Minister and may require
that person to deposit such sum as he may fix to satisfy any judgment which may be
given on the bond.
(3) The conditions of the bond entered into in terms of subsection (2) shall specify
that such person shall—
(a) appear within such period and before such person as may be specified in the
bond; and
(b) report himself to the immigration officer or such other person as may be
specified in the bond at such times as may be fixed in the bond.
(4) Upon breach of any condition of a bond entered into in terms of subsection (2),
any magistrates court may, on the application of the Minister, give judgment against the
person referred to in that subsection or his sureties in accordance with the bond, and
such person may be arrested and detained in a prison, police cell or other convenient
place until any inquiries have been completed or, if he is found to be a prohibited person,
until he is removed from Zimbabwe.
10 Duty of officer in charge of prison or police cell
An officer in charge of a prison or police cell shall receive into custody or retain in
custody any person detained or to be detained in terms of section eight when required in
writing by an immigration officer to do so, and any person detained in a prison solely by
virtue of this section shall be treated as a person awaiting trial.
PART III
ENTRY INTO ZIMBABWE
11 Ports of entry
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall enter Zimbabwe at any place other
than a port of entry.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to—
(a) any person who, having been authorized by the Minister to enter Zimbabwe at
a place other than a port of entry, complies with the terms and conditions of
such authority; or
(b) an entry into Zimbabwe by a person who remains within Zimbabwe after such
entry as a recognized refugee or protected person in terms of the Refugees Act
[Chapter 4:03].
(3) A prohibited person who is permitted by or under this Act to enter or re-enter
Zimbabwe shall not enter or re-enter Zimbabwe at any port of entry other than that
through which his entry or re-entry has been authorized by an immigration officer.
(4) In any prosecution for a contravention of—
(a) subsection (1)—
(i) the onus of proving that that subsection did not apply to him shall lie
upon the accused; and
(ii) if it is proved that the accused entered Zimbabwe, it shall be presumed,
unless the contrary is proved, that he entered Zimbabwe at a place other than a port of entry;