Zambia

Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Zambia is a Southern Africa country sharing its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Angola, and Namibia. The country’s population is approximately 18 million people comprising over 72 ethnic groups, including Bemba,Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, and Nsenga. The major languages spoken by the people include English, Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi, Tonga, Luvale, Lunda, and Kaonde. The country has a tropical climate, and the terrain consists of plateaus, hills, and mountains. The Kafue National Park, which is home to various wildlife species, is one of the country’s major tourist attractions.

Zambia is the second-largest producer of copper in Africa, and it accounts for 60% of the country’s exports. Other sources of foreign exchange include Copper, Cobalt, Tobacco, Flowers, and Cotton. Politically, the country operates a presidential republic system of government which is administratively divided into 10 provinces including Lusaka —the capital. The major challenges facing the country include extreme poverty, high unemployment levels, and high debt burden, which is currently over 60 percent of GDP.

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Home Guard Act

Ministry of Defence, Zambia

An Act to make provision for the establishment, maintenance, discipline, and administration of the Home Guard and to provide for related matters.

Zambia • 1972 • Defence and Security

The Food and Drugs Act (Cap 303)

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

An Act to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices; and to provide for related matters.

Zambia • 1972 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National College for Management and Development Studies Act

Ministry of Education, Zambia

An Act to establish the National College for Management and Development Studies; to provide for the membership, powers, duties and functions of the Council for the College; and to make provision for matters incidental to...

Zambia • 1972 • Education

The Termination of Pregnancy Act

Ministry of Health, Zambia

An Act to amend and clarify the law relating to termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners; and to provide for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

Zambia • 1972 • Health

The Therapeutic Substances Act

Ministry of Health, Zambia

An Act to control the importation, exportation, possession, sale, distribution and use of certain therapeutic substances; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Zambia • 1972 • Health

The Rent Act

Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Zambia

An Act to make provision for restricting the increase of rents, determining the standard rents, prohibiting the payment of premiums and restricting the right to possession of dwelling-houses, and for other purposes incidental to and...

Zambia • 1972 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

The Zambia National Service Act

Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zambia

An Act to make provision for the establishment, maintenance, government and discipline of the Zambia National Service; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

Zambia • 1972 • Labour

The Roads and Road Traffic Act, 1971

Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Zambia

This is Act makes provision for matters relating to motor traffic; licensing of drivers; car insurance; control of public service vehicles; and matters relating to roads and road traffic in Zambia.

Zambia • 1971 • Transportation

Tokyo Convention Act

Ministry of Aviation, Zambia

An Act to make provision with a view to ratification on behalf of the Republic of Zambia of the Convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft signed in Tokyo on the...

Zambia • 1971 • Aviation

Registration and Development of Villages Act

Zambia

An Act to provide for the registration of villages and of the inhabitants thereof; to provide for the establishment of Village Productivity Committees, Ward Councils and Ward Development Committees; and to provide for matters connected...

Zambia • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Zambia Educational Publishing House Act

Ministry of Education, Zambia

An Act to constitute the Zambia Educational Publishing House; to provide for its membership and its powers, duties, functions and management; and to make provision for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

Zambia • 1971 • Education

The National Housing Authority Act

Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Zambia

An Act to make better provisions for the development and control of housing throughout the Republic; to provide for the establishment of a body corporate entitled the National Housing Authority; to provide for its membership;...

Zambia • 1971 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Mines Acquisition (Special Provisions) (No. 2) Act

Ministry of Energy, Zambia

An Act to facilitate the incorporation under the laws of Bermuda of a company. It is incorporated under the laws of Zambia by the name Zambian Anglo American Limited.

Zambia • 1970 • Energy

Land Acquisition Act, 1970

Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, Zambia

This Act provides regulation for the compulsory acquisition of land and landed property and for related matters.

Zambia • 1970 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

The Trusts Restriction Act

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to restrict the creation of settlements, trusts and future interests. It provides information and guidelines for restriction on creation of settlements, trust or future interests; effect of dispositions in contravention of this Act...

Zambia • 1970 • Finance

The Statutory Functions Act

Government, Zambia

An Act to make provision for the allocation of statutory functions and for the transfer and delegation thereof; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

Zambia • 1970 • Democracy and Governance

The Refugees (Control) Act

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zambia

An Act to make provision for the control of refugees; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Zambia • 1970 • Humanitarian Affairs

State Security Act

Ministry of Defence, Zambia

An Act to make better provisions relating to State security; to deal with espionage, sabotage, and other activities prejudicial to the interests of the State; and to provide for related purposes.

Zambia • 1969 • Defence and Security

Finance (Control and Management) Act

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to provide for the management of the public finances of the Republic of Zambia and related matters.

Zambia • 1969 • Finance

Merchant Shipping Act, 1969 (Temporary Provision)

Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Zambia

This Act provided the temporary provision for the application Zambia of certain Act from the United Kingdom Parliament related to the activities of merchant shipping.

Zambia • 1969 • Transportation