IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 280(7) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], made the following notice:
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This notice may be cited as the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) (Standard Scale of Fines) Notice, 2023.
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The First Schedule to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], is repealed and substituted by the following:
“First Schedule (Sections 2(1) and 280)
STANDARD SCALE OF FINES
| Level | Monetary amount US$ |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 200 |
| 6 | 300 |
| 7 | 400 |
| 8 | 500 |
| 9 | 600 |
| 10 | 700 |
| 11 | 1 000 |
| 12 | 2 000 |
| 13 | 3 000 |
| 14 | 5 000.” |
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The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) (Standard Scale of Fines) Notice, 2021, published in Statutory Instrument 209 of 2021, is hereby repealed.
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The fines in the Schedule are expressed in United States dollars but payable in the equivalent Zimbabwean dollars at the prevailing interbank rate.
Published in the Government Gazette on 22 February 2023.