Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act
Act No. 4/2013
United States dollars) per day for a maximum period of one hundred and
eight (180) days; and
(iii) a fixed civil penalty for a continuing infringement⎯
A. for which the prescribed penalty shall not exceed a penalty of level one
(five United States dollars) for each day during which the infringement
continues, not exceeding a maximum period of one hundred and eight
(180) days; and
B. which must be suspended conditionally upon the infringer immediately
(that is say, on the day the civil penalty order is issued) ceasing the
infringement;
and
(iv) a fixed civil penalty for a specified continuing infringement where the time for
compliance is of the essence⎯
A. for which the prescribed penalty shall not exceed a fixed penalty of level
ten (six hundred United States dollars); and
B. which must be suspended conditionally upon the infringer taking the
remedial action specified in the civil penalty order within the time
specified in that order; and
C. which (upon the civil penalty becoming operative because of noncompliance with the requested remedial action) may provide for the
prescribed penalty for each day (beginning on the day after the last day
on which the infringer should have effected the remedial action) during
which the infringer fails to pay the civil penalty referred to in
subparagraph A, which shall not exceed a penalty of level two (ten
United States dollars) per day for a maximum period of one hundred and
eight (180) days;
(e) an order barring individuals, for disclosed reasons, from employment within the
specified competent supervisory authority, financial institution, designated nonfinancial business or profession, whether entirely or in a specified capacity;
(f) an order to a competent supervisory authority requesting the institution of proceedings
in terms of the enactment under which that authority operates for the suspension or
cancellation of the licence, registration, permit, permission to practice, or other
authority of a specified financial institution, designated non-financial business or
profession, whether entirely or in a specified capacity or of any specified director,
principal, officer, partners, professional, agent or employee of that institution, business
or profession.
(3) A directive may specify the conditions under which a competent supervisory authority
may impose specified sanctions, measures or civil penalties for civil infringements committed
by any person or entity for which that authority is responsible, namely any financial institution
or designated non-financial business or profession, and their respective directors, principals,
officers, partners, professionals, agents and employees.
6 Enforcement of civil penalties and accounting for proceeds thereof
(1) A civil penalty imposed in pursuance of a directive made under section 5(2)(d) shall
constitute a debt due to the Unit or the competent supervisory authority that imposed it, and
shall. at any time after it becomes due, be recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction by
proceedings in the name of the Unit or the competent supervisory authority, as the case may be.
(2) The amount of a civil penalty shall be paid into and form part of the funds of—
(a) the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, in the case of a civil penalty imposed and collected or
recovered by the Unit;
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