S v AITKEN 1993 (2) ZLR 336 (S)
Citation | 1993 (2) ZLR 336 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Gubbay CJ, McNally JA & Korsah JA |
Heard | 5 November 1993 |
Judgment | 15 November 1993 |
Counsel | AP de Bourbon SC for the applicant |
Case Type | Application for leave to appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law — statutory offences — Exchange Control Act [Chapter 170] — s 5(4) — purpose of section — accused assisting in unlawful sale of foreign currency to the benefit of the buyers — no currency acquired by accused outside Zimbabwe and no currency exported — not an offence involving the acquisition of foreign currency outside Zimbabwe and thus no requirement for accused to repatriate the equivalent sum
Interpretation of statutes — penal provisions — court should strive to avoid a construction which penalises a person in a way not made clear by the legislature
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