(g) any transport service; or
(h) any other service or occupation whose interruption would endanger the life, health or safety of
the whole or a part of the population and which the Minister may declare by notice in a statutory
instrument to be an essential service;
“insurgent, bandit, saboteur or terrorist” means a person who
(a) is about to commit, is committing or has committed an act of insurgency, banditry, sabotage or
terrorism; or;
(b) has attended a course or undergone training, is about to attend a course or undergo training or is
attending a course or undergoing training referred to in subsection (1) of section twenty-five;
“law enforcement agency” means the Police Force (including a member of the Police Constabulary as
defined in section 2 of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10]) or an intelligence service maintained by the
Government, or any agency assigned by an enactment to maintain and enforce the law;
“offensive material” means any inflammable, dangerous, noxious, or deleterious substance, material or thing
capable of killing or injuring persons, including
(a) low or high explosives and the ingredients thereof;
(b) all types of fuse used in the ignition of explosives;
(c) detonators;
(d) timing devices, especially time pencils;
(e) wire cutters;
(f) concentrated or other harmful acids;
(g) ammunition as defined in the Firearms Act [Chapter 10:09];
(h) biological or chemical warfare agents;
(i) any other substance, material or thing declared by the Minister, by notice in a statutory
instrument, to be an offensive material for the purposes of this definition;
“official” means
(a) a member of any law enforcement agency; or
(b) an ancillary member of the Police Force as defined in section 2 of the Police Act [Chapter
11:10]; or
(c) a member of the Defence Forces; or
(d) a provincial or district administrator or an assistant provincial or district administrator or any
other employee of the State acting in that capacity;
“publication” includes a document, book, magazine, film, tape, disc, electronic publication or other material
or thing whatsoever in which, on which or by means of which a statement may be made;
“statement” means any expression of fact or opinion, whether made orally, in writing, electronically or by
visual images;
“weaponry” means any of the following kinds of offensive material
(a) artillery of all kinds;
(b) a firearm or other apparatus for the discharge of bullets or other kinds of projectiles which are
designed to be lethal, whether solid, explosive or gas diffusing;
(c) a flame-thrower;
(d) high or low explosive, whether or not manufactured as a bomb, grenade or similar missile or
device and whether capable of use with a firearm or not, including a fuse, detonator or timing
device therefor;
(e) biological or chemical warfare agents;
(f) any other offensive material declared by the Minister, by notice in a statutory instrument, to be
an offensive material for the purposes of this definition.
20 Treason
(1) Any person who is a citizen of or ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe and who
(a) does any act, whether inside or outside Zimbabwe, with the intention of overthrowing the Government;
or
(b) incites, conspires with or assists any other person to do any act, whether inside or outside Zimbabwe,
with the intention of overthrowing the Government;
shall be guilty of treason and liable to be sentenced to death or to imprisonment for life.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the following may constitute acts of treason
(a) preparing or endeavouring to carry out by force any enterprise which usurps the executive power of the
President or the State in any matter;
(b) in time of war or during a period of public emergency, doing any thing which assists any other State to
engage in hostile or belligerent action against Zimbabwe;
(c) instigating any other State or foreign person to invade Zimbabwe.
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