Finance ActSI 33 of 2019Zambezi Gasjudgment debtcurrency conversioneffective date
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judgment debtcurrency conversionconsent order
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Statutes Cited
Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Amendment of Laws) Regulations, 2019 (SI 33 of 2019)
Finance Act (No. 2) of 2019
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Case Summary
Key Issues
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Facts of the Case
Background
The dispute arose from an acknowledgment of debt for US$26,100 signed on 15 October 2018. Summary judgment was granted by consent on 22 February 2019. The first respondent paid Z$88,400 to the sheriff on 14 November 2019 and sought a declaratory order that this payment settled the judgment debt in full. The High Court granted the declaratory order, finding the payment satisfied the obligation under the Finance Act.
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