(2) If a person has been sentenced to imprisonment for contravening subsection (1),
he may be removed from Zimbabwe in terms of this Act before the expiry of his sentence
and upon such removal the said sentence shall terminate.
(3) Any person who serves any sentence for a contravention of subsection (1) or is
removed from Zimbabwe as referred to in subsection (2) shall, if he returns to Zimbabwe, again be subject to this section.
35 Escape from lawful detention or custody
Any person who is lawfully arrested or detained in terms of this Act and who escapes or attempts to escape from custody or detention 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.
[Subsection amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.]
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