CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September,2005
(ii) his mother is interned in a place set aside for the internment of
enemy aliens or the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by
the enemy;
or
(c) at the time of his birth, his father or, in the case of a child born out of wedlock, his mother is residing in Zimbabwe in contravention of the provisions
of any law:
Provided that, if subsequent to his birth his father or mother, as the
case may be, is accepted for permanent residence in Zimbabwe under any
law in force in Zimbabwe, he shall be a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth; or
(d) at the time of his birth, his father or, in the case of a child born out of wedlock, his mother is—
(i) not a citizen of Zimbabwe; and
(ii) not ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe.
[Subsection as amended by section 2 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14;
date of commencement - 6 December 1996]
(2) A person born outside Zimbabwe on or after the appointed day but before
the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14)
Act, 1996, shall be a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth if—
(a) his father or, in the case of a child born out of wedlock, his mother is at the
time of his birth—
(i) a citizen of Zimbabwe and resident outside Zimbabwe by reason of
the service of his father or his mother, as the case may be, under the
Government; or
(ii) lawfully ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe;
and
(b) his birth is registered in accordance with the law relating to the registration
of births.
[Subsection as amended by section 2 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14;
date of commencement - 6 December 1996]
(3) A person born in Zimbabwe on or after the date of commencement of the
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996, shall be a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth if at the time of his birth his father or his mother is a citizen of Zimbabwe.
[Subsection inserted by section 2 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14;
date of commencement - 6 December 1996]
(4) A person born outside Zimbabwe on or after the date of commencement of
the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996, shall be a citizen of
Zimbabwe by birth if—
(a) at the time of his birth his mother or his father is a citizen of Zimbabwe and
lawfully ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe or resident outside Zimbabwe by
reason of his or her service under the Government; and
(b) his birth is registered in accordance with the law relating to the registration
of births.
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14th September, 2005