IMMIGRATION ACT (as at 10th October, 2006) 27 Prohibition of departure of person contrary to this Part An immigration officer shall refuse to allow a person who fails to comply with this Part to depart from Zimbabwe. 28 Impounding of travel documents unlawfully acquired or possessed An immigration officer may impound any travel document if— (a) he has reasonable grounds to believe that the travel document was obtained by fraud or false pretences; or (b) he finds the travel document in the possession of a person other than the person to whom it was issued, unless that person has some lawful excuse for possessing the travel document; or (c) the travel document has been mutilated in any way; or (d) an amendment, endorsement or addition has been made to or inserted in the travel document by any person other than an official duly authorized to do so; and, if he does so, shall, unless he returns it to the lawful holder thereof, transmit the travel document to the authority which issued it or on behalf of which it was issued. PART VI ALIENS 29 Additional restrictions on immigration of aliens (1) Subject to this section and without derogation from section thirteen, an alien shall not enter, be or remain in Zimbabwe unless he is in possession of— (a) a permit permitting him to enter, be or remain in Zimbabwe, as the case may be; or (b) a visitors entry certificate in terms of section thirty-one permitting him to enter, be or remain in Zimbabwe, as the case may be, and, except where a visa is dispensed with in pursuance of an arrangement to which Zimbabwe is a party, a visa or endorsement of a person authorized by the Government to place visas or such endorsement upon travel documents or other documents. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to an alien who— (a) has his domicile in Zimbabwe; or (b) enters Zimbabwe as a bona fide member of a crew of an aircraft used as public transport or of a train; or (c) is a bona fide scholar under the age of eighteen years who has been authorized by the Minister to attend an educational institution in Zimbabwe, other than the University of Zimbabwe or any other prescribed educational institution; or (d) is such a person as is described in paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection (2) of section fifteen; or (e) is exempted by the Minister in terms of section thirty from subsection (1), but only for the period of the exemption; or (f) is lawfully within Zimbabwe in terms of the Refugees Act [Chapter 4:03]. (2a) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Subsection inserted by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.] (3) In any prosecution for a contravention of subsection (1)— (a) the onus of proving that that subsection did not apply to him shall lie upon the accused; - 18 -