THE Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
has increased tariffs by over 150 percent a development that has resulted in
marriage licence costing Z$100 and a liquor licence application fee going up to
Z$1 500.
The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
Ziyambi Ziyambi confirmed the increase in tariffs, which is with immediate
effect.
“We have reviewed all fees to make them relevant to the
current economic environment after we introduced our own currency as the sole
legal tender, ” he said.
The increases are contained in Statutory Instrument 188 of
2019 (Magistrates Court (Civil) (Amendment) Rules, 2019 (No.1).
The SI effectively increased fees for civil courts with
immediate effect. According to the SI marriage licence has been set at ZW$100
up from $35.
Application of civil imprisonment is now pegged at ZW$100
up from $20. Liquor licence application (Bulawayo and Harare districts) for
temporary application and late opening now costs ZW$1500 and ZW$1050 up from
$500 and $350 respectively.
Certification of documents per page now costs ZW$3 up from
50c. Local court (a villager appealing against a ruling by a traditional
leader) appeal now cost ZW$50 from $5.
Notice of appeal and warrant of civil imprisonment are now
on ZW$50 from $10, warrant of execution against property ZW$20 from $4, request
for default judgment ZW$10 from $2.
Notice of pre trial conference now cost ZW$10 up from $2.
Inspection of records is now ZW$10 up from $4 while consent of transfer is now
ZW$10 up from $5 and notice of withdrawal is now ZW$10 up from $2. Herald
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