Criminal Law Act of Zimbabwe

This version of the Act was revised and consolidated by the Law Development Commission of Zimbabwe.
Amended by Finance Act, 2019 (Act 1 of 2019) on 20 February 2019]
[Act 23/2004, 6/2005 (s. 11), 9/2006 (s. 31), 3/2009, 4/2014 (s. 11), 5/2014 (s. 33), 3/2016 (Part XX), 2/2017 (s 35) Sis 30A/2007, 134/2007, 51A/2008, 109/2008]
An Act to consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter
7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft (Offences) Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04];
to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [[Chapter
9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act
[Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter
9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter
9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland
Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter
15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act
[Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter
22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.