Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 (2) It shall be a defence to a charge of possessing a dangerous weapon for the accused to prove that⎯ (a) he or she was the holder of a certificate or permit issued under any enactment authorising his or her possession of the weapon concerned; or (b) he or she possessed the weapon concerned in the course of his or her duties as a member of the Defence Forces or the Police Force, or as an employee of the State duly authorised to possess the weapon. (3) Where any firearm or ammunition in respect of which a firearm certificate is capable of being granted in terms of the Firearms Act [Chapter 10:09] is found in the possession of any person who does not hold such certificate, the competent charge is contravening section 4 of the Firearms Act [Chapter 10:09] and not possessing a dangerous weapon. (4) A person charged with possessing a dangerous weapon may be found guilty of contravening section 4 of the Firearms Act [Chapter 10:09] if such are the facts proved. 29 Harbouring, concealing or failing to report insurgent, bandit , saboteur or terrorist (1) Any person who, knowing that another person is an insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist, intentionally harbours or conceals that other person shall be guilty of harbouring or concealing an insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist and liable to a fine not exceeding level twelve or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or both. (2) Any person who becomes aware of the presence in Zimbabwe of another person whom he or she knows to be an insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist and who⎯ (a) fails, within the period prescribed in subsection (3), to report to an official the presence of that other person in Zimbabwe and any information it is in his or her power to give in relation to that other person; or (b) upon being questioned by an official, intentionally⎯ (i) omits or refuses to disclose to the official any information it is in his or her power to give in relation to that other person; or (ii) gives the official false information in relation to that other person; shall be guilty of failing to report the presence of an insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both. (3) A person shall make a report in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) as soon as is reasonably practicable after he or she becomes aware of the presence in Zimbabwe of the insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist concerned, and in any event within seventy-two hours of becoming so aware. (4) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that a person who⎯ (a) has committed an act of insurgency, banditry, sabotage or terrorism; or (b) has attended a course or undergone training referred to in subsection (1) of section twenty-five; for which he or she has been convicted and sentenced or granted a pardon or amnesty shall not be regarded as an insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist in respect of that conduct. - 30 -