CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE pavement, side-walk, thoroughfare or similar place which exists for the free passage of persons or vehicles. 22 Protection of freedom of movement (1) No person shall be deprived of his freedom of movement, that is to say, the right to move freely throughout Zimbabwe, the right to reside in any part of Zimbabwe, the right to enter and to leave Zimbabwe and immunity from expulsion from Zimbabwe. (2) Any restriction on a person’s freedom of movement that is involved in his lawful detention shall not be held to be in contravention of subsection (1). (3) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to in contravention of subsection (1) to the extent that the law in question makes provision— (a) for the imposition of restrictions on the freedom of movement of persons generally or any class of persons that are required in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; (b) for the imposition of restrictions on the acquisition or use of land or other property in Zimbabwe; (c) for the imposition of restrictions by order of a court on the movement or residence within Zimbabwe of any person or on any person’s right to leave Zimbabwe— (i) in consequence of his having been found guilty of a criminal offence under the law of Zimbabwe or for the purpose of ensuring that he appears before a court for trial for such a criminal offence or for proceedings preliminary to trial; (ii) for proceedings relating to his extradition or lawful removal from Zimbabwe; or (iii) for the purpose of ensuring that he appears before a court as a witness for the purposes of any criminal proceedings; (d) for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within Zimbabwe of persons who are neither citizens of Zimbabwe nor regarded by virtue of a written law as permanently resident in Zimbabwe or for excluding or expelling from Zimbabwe any person who is not a citizen of Zimbabwe; (e) for the imposition of restrictions by order of a court on the right of any person to leave Zimbabwe that are required for the purpose of ensuring that he appears before a court or other adjudicating authority as a party or a witness or to secure the jurisdiction of the court or other adjudicating authority for the purposes of any civil proceedings; or (f) for the imposition of restrictions on the residence within Communal Land of persons who are not tribespeople to the extent that such restrictions are reasonably required for the protection of the interests of tribespeople or their well-being; [Paragraph as amended by section 23 of Act 23 of 1987] except, in the case of any provision referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e), so far as that provision or, as the case may be, the thing done under the authority thereof is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society. (4) The provisions of subsection (3) (a) shall not be construed as authorizing a law to make provision for preventing any person from leaving Zimbabwe or excluding or expelling from Zimbabwe any person who is a citizen of Zimbabwe. 25 ss 20–22

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