Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act
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Act No. 4/2013
Terrorist financing offences
(1) Any person who by any means, directly or indirectly, provides or collects funds, or
attempts to do so, with the intention that they should be used or in the knowledge that they are
to be used in whole or in part—
(a) in order to carry out a terrorist act; or
(b) by a terrorist to facilitate that person’s activities related to terrorist acts or membership
in a terrorist organization; or
(c) by a terrorist organisation;
commits an offence.
(2) An offence under subsection (1) of this section is committed—
(a) even if the terrorist act there referred to does not occur or is not attempted; and
(b) even if the funds were not actually used to commit or attempt the terrorist act there
referred to; and
(c) regardless of the State or territory in which the terrorist act is intended to or does
occur.
(3) It shall also be an offence to—
(a) participate as an accomplice in an offence within the meaning of subsection (1);
(b) organise or direct others to commit an offence within the meaning of subsection (1);
(c) intentionally contribute to the commission of an offence under subsection (1) by a
group of persons acting with a common purpose, where the contribution is to further
the criminal activity or purpose of the group that includes commission of an offence
under subsection (1) or where the contribution is made knowing the intention of the
group is to commit an offence under subsection (1).
offence referred to in subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4)
(4) The referred to in subsections (1) and (3) shall be punishable—
(a) by a fine not exceeding level fourteen or not exceeding twice the value of the property
that forms the subject of the charge, whichever is greater; or
(b) by imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty-five years; or
(c) both such fine and such imprisonment.
PART II
CROSS BORDER TRANSPORTATION OF CURRENCY, BEARER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND
PRECIOUS METALS AND STONES
10 Interpretation in Part II of Chapter II
(1) In this Part—
“bearer negotiable instruments” includes—
(a) monetary instruments such as cheques, travellers cheques, promissory notes,
money orders and other negotiable instruments that are in bearer form, that is to
say, endorsed without restriction, made out to a fictitious payee, or otherwise in
such form that title thereto passes upon delivery; and
(b) incomplete instruments including cheques, promissory notes and money orders,
signed but with the payee’s name omitted;
“currency” means the coin and paper money of Zimbabwe, or of a foreign country, that is
designated as legal tender or is customarily used and accepted as a medium of
exchange;
“precious metal” means gold, platinum or a platinoid metal;
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