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Harare High Court
Tendai Kaseke v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
HH 59-24
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
7 February 2024
Citation
HH 59-24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWHH 59
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Musithu J
Full Bench
Musithu J
Areas of Law
Administrative lawTax lawConstitutional law
Keywords
Immigrants rebateReturning residentStatutory Instrument 10 of 2022Retrospective applicationLegitimate expectation
Tags
Customs and exciseImmigrants rebateReturning residentStatutory instrument
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Administrative Justice Act
- Customs and Excise Act
- Customs and Excise (General) Regulations, 2001
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's right to import vehicle had vested before statutory instrument was promulgated","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Vehicle purchased 15 Jan 2022, regulations effective 17 Jan 2022"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant had substantive legitimate expectation to be exempt from new requirements","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Long-standing rebate regime, purchase before law change"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent's conduct was lawful, reasonable and fair","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application of new regulations, denial of rebate"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a returning resident, purchased a vehicle on 15 January 2022 before Statutory Instrument 10 of 2022 came into effect on 17 January 2022. The new regulations required vehicles to be owned for six months before arrival. The applicant arrived on 30 January 2022 and was denied the immigrants rebate.
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