Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act
Act No. 4/2013
(7) A production order granted under this section does not grant right of entry to premises.
(8) A production order may be made subject to such other conditions as the court may
impose.
93 Further provisions relating to production orders for property tracking
documents
(1) A person may not refuse to produce documents ordered to be produced under this
section on the ground that—
(a) the document might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a
penalty; or
(b) the production of the document would be in breach of an obligation (whether imposed
by a law of Zimbabwe or otherwise) of the person not to disclose either the existence
or contents, or both, of the document.
but a production order granted under this Part does not require a person to produce or give
access to any items subject to legal privilege.
(2) A production order granted under this Part has effect in spite of any restriction on the
disclosure of information however imposed.
(3) The person to whom documents are produced under this section may—
(a) inspect the documents and make copies of the documents; or
(b) retain the documents for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Part
provided that a copy of the document is made available to the person producing it if
requested, and that the document is eventually returned to the person producing it, or
reasonable access is provided to the records.
(4) If any of the material specified in an application for a production order consists of
information contained in a computer, the production order has effect as an order to produce the
material in a form in which it can be taken away, and in which it is visible and legible.
(5) The court may discharge or vary a production order on application by the AttorneyGeneral.
94 Search warrants for property tracking documents
(1) Where the Attorney-General has reasonable grounds to believe that specified property
is or may be subject to an application for a civil forfeiture order, he or she may apply ex parte to
the court for a search warrant for property tracking documents.
(2) The court may grant such a warrant if it is satisfied that each of the requirements for the
making of the warrant as specified in this section is fulfilled.
(3) An application under this section shall be in writing and shall be supported by an
affidavit setting out the grounds for the application.
(4) A search warrant in relation to a civil forfeiture investigation is an order authorising a
person named in the warrant to enter (using such force as is necessary) and search premises
specified in the application, and further authorising that person to seize and retain any property
tracking document specified in the warrant which is found there and which is likely to be of
substantial value to the investigation.
(5) Before granting an application for a search warrant under this section, the court must be
satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the property said to be the subject
of the civil forfeiture investigation is proceeds or terrorist property and/or instrumentalities. The
court must also be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the document
specified in the warrant is within the premises.
(5) Before granting an application for a search warrant under this section, the court must be
satisfied that—
(a) a production order has been given in respect of the document and has not been
complied with; or
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