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This document summarizes the Foreign Representatives Parking Privileges Act in Zimbabwe. The act requires municipal councils to reserve parking areas for representatives of foreign countries, international organizations, and agencies. Only representatives or authorized persons may park in these reserved areas. Unauthorized parking is an offense punishable by a fine. Police or parking supervisors may remove unlawfully parked vehicles. Regulations may further specify reserved areas, demarcation of spaces, and removal of illegally parked vehicles.

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This document summarizes the Foreign Representatives Parking Privileges Act in Zimbabwe. The act requires municipal councils to reserve parking areas for representatives of foreign countries, international organizations, and agencies. Only representatives or authorized persons may park in these reserved areas. Unauthorized parking is an offense punishable by a fine. Police or parking supervisors may remove unlawfully parked vehicles. Regulations may further specify reserved areas, demarcation of spaces, and removal of illegally parked vehicles.

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Deputy Chairman, Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe. Email : [email protected].

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CHAPTER 3:02

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES PARKING PRIVILEGES ACT


Acts 24/1963, 12/1973 (s. 270), 18/1982, 18/1989, 22/2001 (s 4); R.G.Ns. 801/1963, 214/1964, 217/1970).

AN ACT to provide for the reservation of certain areas in municipalities for the parking of motor
vehicles used by representatives of foreign countries and international or regional organizations and
agencies; and for other matters incidental thereto.
[Date of commencement: 26th April, 1963.]

1 Short title
This Act may he cited as the Foreign Representatives Parking Privileges Act [Chapter 3:02].
2 Interpretation
In this Act—
“Minister” means the Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development or any other Minister to
whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act;
“representative” means the chief representative for the time being in Zimbabwe of any—
(a) country; or
(b) international or regional organization or agency;
which is prescribed;
“reserved area” means an area reserved in terms of section three.
3 Reserved parking areas
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any enactment, every municipal council shall reserve
such areas as may be prescribed for the parking, free of charge, of motor vehicles used by representatives or
persons authorized by such representatives.
4 Unauthorized parking
(1) Any person who, at such times and upon such days of the week as may be prescribed, parks any vehicle
in any reserved area without the authority of the representative in respect of whom such area was reserved, shall
be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level two.
(2) Any police officer or any person employed as a parking supervisor by the municipal council concerned
may remove such vehicle from such area.
[Subsection as amended by Act 22 of 2001]
5 Evidence
In any proceedings a certificate that a person has not been authorized to park a motor vehicle in a reserved
area shall, if it purports to be signed by the representative in respect of whom such area was reserved, be suffic ient
evidence of the facts stated, unless the contrary is proved.
6 Regulations
The Minister may, after consultation with the municipal council concerned, make regulations—
(a) prescribing the matters which in terms of this Act may be prescribed;
(b) prescribing the manner in which reserved areas shall be demarcated;
(c) providing for the removal and safe custody of vehicles unlawfully parked in reserved areas, and for the
recovery of any costs reasonably incurred in carrying out such removal or safe custody;
and generally for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Act.

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