EXTRADITION ACT PART I PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Extradition Act [Chapter 9:08]. 2 Interpretation In this Act— “designated country” means a foreign country which is declared to be a designated country in terms of section thirteen; “extradition agreement” means an extradition agreement entered into in terms of section three; “Minister” means the Minister of Home Affairs or any other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act. “offence” includes an offence against a law relating to taxation, customs and excise or other revenue matters or relating to the control of transactions in foreign currency. PART II EXTRADITION IN TERMS OF EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS 3 Extradition agreements (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with the government of any foreign country providing, whether on a basis of reciprocity or otherwise, but subject to this Act and to the obligations of Zimbabwe in terms of any international convention, treaty or agreement. for— (a) the extradition of persons accused or convicted of any offence within Zimbabwe or that foreign country; and (b) the transit through Zimbabwe of persons who are being extradited to or from any foreign county; and (c) any matter which, in the opinion of the Minister, is incidental to the matters referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). (2) An extradition agreement may relate to— (a) any offences whatsoever, whether or not they are offences in both Zimbabwe and the foreign country concerned and whether they were committed before, on or after the date of commencement of the extradition agreement; and (b) any persons whomsoever, whether or not they are nationals of both Zimbabwe and the foreign country concerned. (3) Where the Minister has entered into an extradition agreement, he shall cause the extradition agreement to be published in a statutory instrument, and such agreement shall thereupon, subject to subsection (4), have the force of law within Zimbabwe. (4) Where any extradition agreement is amended or revoked, such revocation or amendment shall be published in a statutory instrument and shall thereupon have the force of law in Zimbabwe. 4 Requests for extradition (1) A request for extradition in terms of an extradition agreement shall be submitted to the appropriate authority in Zimbabwe in the manner provided for in the extradition agreement. (2) A request for extradition in terms of an extradition agreement shall be accompanied by— (a) a warrant for the arrest of the person concerned specifying and giving particulars of the offence in respect of which his extradition is sought; and (b) a description of the person concerned together with such information as would help to establish his identity and nationality; and (c) in the case of a person who is a national of Zimbabwe, such evidence as would establish a prima facie case in a court of law in Zimbabwe that the person concerned has committed or has been convicted of the offence concerned in the foreign country; and 659 [Chapter 9:08]