Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act
Act No. 4/2013
(c) the Patents Act [Chapter 26:03]; or
(d) the Trade Marks Act [Chapter 26:04];
(e) the Industrial Designs Act [Chapter 26:02]; or
(f) the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights 14[Chapter 26:05];
or in accordance with any other law providing for the evidencing or transfer of title to a
particular kind of property by registration or similar formality, the authority responsible for
administering those provisions shall, on application by the Attorney-General, record on the
register kept pursuant to those provisions the particulars of the interdict.
(2) If those particulars are so recorded, a person who subsequently deals with the property
shall be deemed to have notice of the interdict at the time of the dealing.
46 Contravention of interdict
(1) A person who knowingly contravenes an interdict by disposing of or otherwise dealing
with property that is subject to the interdict is guilty of an offence and liable to—
(a) a fine not exceeding level eight or not exceeding twice the value of the property that
forms the subject of the charge, whichever is greater; or
(b) imprisonment for a period not exceeding twenty-five years; or
(c) both such fine and such imprisonment;
(2) Where—
(a) an interdict is made against property; and
(b) the property is gifted, disposed of or otherwise dealt with in contravention of the
interdict; and
(c) the disposition was either not for sufficient consideration or not in favour of a person
who acted in good faith;
the Attorney-General may apply to the court that made the interdict for an order that the gift,
disposition or dealing be set aside.
(3) Where the Attorney-General makes an application under subsection (2) in relation to a
gift, disposition or dealing, the court may make an order—
(a) setting the gift, disposition or dealing aside from the day on which it took place; or
(b) setting the gift, disposition or dealing aside from the day of the order under this
subsection, and declaring the respective rights of any persons who acquired interests in
the property on or after the day on which the gift, disposition or dealing took place and
before the order is made under this subsection.
47 Property seizure order under Chapter IV
(1) The court may, on application by the Attorney-General, make an order in conformity
with subsection (7) (called a “property seizure order”) to search for and seize specified property
that is the subject of an interdict, or property which the court reasonably believes is tainted
property or terrorist property, if the court is satisfied that—
(a) in the case of specified property that is the subject of an interdict, an interdict has not
been effective to preserve the property; or
(b) in the case of property that the court reasonably believes is tainted property or terrorist
property, there is a reasonable likelihood of dissipation or alienation of the property if
the order is not granted.
(2) A property seizure order shall also grant power to a person named in the order to enter
any premises in Zimbabwe to which the order applies and to use all necessary force to effect
such entry.
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(sic) The word “Act” is omitted in the published Act.
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