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2003
MAGISTRATES COURT AMENDMENT
No. 9
ZIMBABWE
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ACT
To amend the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10].
ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
1
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Magistrates Court Amendment Act, 2003.
2
New section substituted for section 63 of Cap 7:10
Section 63 of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10] is repealed and the
following is substituted“63
Execution of sentence of imprisonment, fine or community service
not suspended pending review or appeal unless bail granted
(1)
The execution of any sentence of imprisonment, fine or community
service shall not be suspended by –
(a)
the transmission of or the obligation to transmit the record of the
proceedings in the case for review in terms of section fifty-seven or for scrutiny by a
regional magistrate in terms of section fifty-eight; or
(b)
the noting of an appeal referred to in section sixty ;
unless(i)
in the case of imprisonment or fine, bail is granted by a judge or
magistrate in terms of section 123 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter
9:07]; or