CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
(6) A person referred to in subsection (1) who has
not been registered as a citizen of Zimbabwe shall, for
the period referred to in that subsection, enjoy the
same rights and privileges, other than those which
relate to the acquisition of citizenship or which relate
to qualifications for members of Parliament or voters,
as a citizen of Zimbabwe.
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individual
[Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989]
(7) In subsection (3), “responsible parent”, in
relation to a child, means—
(a) if the father is dead or the mother has been
given custody of the child by order of a court
or has custody of the child by virtue of the
provisions of a law relating to the guardianship
of children or the child is illegitimate, the
mother of the child;
(b) in any other case, the father of the child.
(8) For the purposes of this section, a person shall
be regarded as—
(a) of full age if he has attained the age of majority
or if, being under that age, he is or has been
married; and
(b) of full capacity if he is not of unsound mind.
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Dual citizenship
[Section repealed by section 2 of Act 1 of 1983]
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Powers of Parliament in relation to
citizenship
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, an
Act of Parliament may make provision in respect of
citizenship and, without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing, may provide for—
(a) the acquisition of citizenship of Zimbabwe by
persons who are not eligible or who are no
longer eligible to become citizens of Zimbabwe
under this Chapter;
(b) the circumstances in which a person may cease
to be a citizen of Zimbabwe;
(c) the deprivation of any person of his citizenship
of Zimbabwe;
(d) the renunciation by any person of his citizenship of Zimbabwe:
Provided that no such law shall provide for the
cessation by, or deprivation of, any person of his
citizenship of Zimbabwe where such person is a
citizen thereof by birth except on the grounds that he
is or has become a citizen of some other country.
[Section as substituted by section 3 of Act 1 of 1983]
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(1) In this Chapter, “child” means a legitimate
child and “father” shall be construed accordingly.
(2) For the purpose of this Chapter, a person born
aboard a registered ship or aircraft, or aboard an
unregistered ship or aircraft of the government of any
country, shall be deemed to have been born in the
place at which the ship or aircraft was registered or,
as the case may be, in that country.
CHAPTER III
THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Whereas every person in Zimbabwe is entitled to
the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right whatever his race, tribe,
place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or
sex, but subject to
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