Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act
Act No. 4/2013
“prescribed”, when used—
(a) with reference to the Minister who prescribes or without reference to the person
who prescribes, means prescribed by the Minister by regulations made under
section 103; or
(b) with reference to the Director who prescribes, means prescribed by directive;
“proceeds” and “proceeds of crime”
means any property or economic advantage derived
from or obtained directly or indirectly through the commission of a criminal offence,
including economic gains from the property and property converted or transformed, in
full or in part, into other property;
“property” means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, corporeal or
incorporeal, moveable or immovable, however acquired, and legal documents or
instruments in any form, including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest
in, such assets, including but not limited to currency, bank credits, deposits and other
financial resources, travellers cheques, bank cheques, money orders, shares, securities,
bonds, drafts and letters of credit, whether situated in Zimbabwe or elsewhere, and
includes an interest, whether full or partial, in any such property;
“public authority or person” means any person, body, organ, agency or institution
belonging to or employed by the State or a local authority;
“record” means any material on which information is recorded or marked and which is
capable of being read or understood by a person, or by an electronic system or other
device;
“Recovered Assets Fund” means the Fund established by section 97;
“Reserve Bank” means the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe referred to in section 4 of the
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15].
“senior management” has the meaning given to it in section 13;
“serious offence” means—
(a) a money laundering offence; or
(b) a terrorist financing offence; or
(c) a terrorist act, under whatever offence that act is prosecuted; or
(d) an offence for which the maximum penalty is death or life imprisonment; or
(e) an offence for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment of four years or more,
with or without the option of a fine; or
(f) an offence under the law of a foreign State in relation to any act or omission
which, had it occurred in Zimbabwe, would have constituted an offence under
paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e);
“shell bank” has the meaning given to it in section 13;
“suspicious transaction report” has the meaning given to it in section 13;
“tainted property” means—
(a) proceeds from or instrumentalities of the commission of a serious offence, other
than a terrorist act; or
(b) property which has been, is being, or is intended to be used to commit a serious
offence, other than a terrorist act; or
(c) property which has been, is being, or is intended to be used by an organised
criminal group; or
(d) property owned or controlled by, or on behalf of, an organised criminal group; or
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