This document is an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund required for the services of the Republic during the financial year ending on 31st December 2020, not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred and six billion, seven million, six hundred and twelve thousand, two hundred and thirty six Kwacha.

An Act to amend the Customs and Excise Act. Section 93(2) is amended by the insertion of the words “and a licence to manufacture non-alcoholic beverages shall entitle the licensee to manufacture all types of non-alcoholic beverages” immediately after the words “by-products of hydrocarbon oils”.

An Act to amend the Electoral Commission of Zambia Act, 2016. Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by deleting and substituting subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7).

This document is an Act to regulate the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to enhance the security and reliability of the supply of electricity and provide for the sale and purchase of electricity within and outside the Republic; facilitate the achievement of the efficient, effective, sustainable development and operation of electricity infrastructure.

An Act to provide for the licensing of enterprises in the energy sector; continue the existence of the Energy Regulation Board and re-define its functions; re-constitute and revise the functions of the Board; repeal and replace the Energy Regulation Act, 1995; and provide for related matters.

An Act to provide for the protection of the public against health hazards and fraud in the manufacture, sale and use of food; provide for a streamlined process for regulatory clearances for regulatory health requirements for food premises; establish the Food Safety Coordinating Committee and provide for its functions and powers; provide for health inspection reports and report notices; establish the National Food Laboratory; repeal the Food and Drugs Act, 1972 and sections 79 and 83 of the Public Health Act, 1930; and provide for related matters.

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act. Section 82A (1)(b) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion of the words “ other than the interest payable to a bank or financial institution licensed under the Banking and Financial Services Act, 2017 ” immediately after the word “ Republic.”

An Act to provide for an integrated local government system; give effect to the decentralization of functions, responsibilities, and services at all levels of local government; ensure democratic participation in, and control of, decision making by the people at the local level; revise the functions of local authorities; provide for the review of tariffs, charges, and fees within the area of a local authority; provide for the proceedings of the council and committees; provide for the role of traditional leadership in democratic governance; repeal and replace the Local Government Act, 1991; and provide for related matters.

An Act to authorise supplementary expenditure from the general revenues of the Republic of monies required for the services of the Republic during the financial year ending 31st December 2016, not exceeding in the aggregate three billion, nine hundred and forty-nine million, six hundred and forty-four thousand and eight hundred and fifteen Kwacha.

An Act to provide for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with mental illness, mental disorder, mental impairment or mental disability; to establish the National Mental Health Council and provide for its functions; provide for mental health services in correctional facilities; give effect to certain provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental care General Assembly Resolution 46/119 of 17th December 1991, and other international human rights instruments to which Zambia is a State Party; repeal the mental Disorders Act, 1949; and provide for related matters.

An Act to regulate the education and training of nurses and midwives; continue the existence of the General Nursing Council and rename it as the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia and provide for its functions; provide for the registration of, issuance of practising certificates to, nurses and midwives; provide for the scope of practice of nurses and midwives; regulate the practice and professional conduct of nurses and midwives; provide for the licensing of nursing and midwifery facilities; repeal and replace the Nurses and Midwives Act, 1997; and provide for related matters.

An Act to amend the Property Transfer Tax Act.

An Act to amend the Value Added Tax Act. The Act provides some new definitions in section 8. It emphasizes that Tax is payable on the provision of electronic service in the Republic where that service is performed, undertaken, or utilized in the Republic or the benefit of the supply is for a recipient in the Republic regardless of whether the provider of the service has a place of business in the Republic or the service is paid for outside the Republic.

An Act to amend the Zambia Law Development Commission Act.

An Act to provide for an efficient and cost-effective system for the procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and medical supplies; establish Medical Stores Limited as the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency and provide for its functions, and provide for related matters.

This document makes provision for a refund of the whole excise duty paid shall be granted on ethyl alcohol if such ethyl alcohol is used solely for the manufacture of sanitisers.

This handbook outlines the roles and responsibilities of different players in the planning and budgeting process.

This revised National Water Policy embraces modern principles of water resources management and endeavours to deal with the daunting challenges of poverty reduction. Also, it takes into account other interventions, such as the National Decentralisation Policy.

The 2015 National Youth Policy has been developed to provide a framework for government to fully engage the youth and stakeholders in a meaningful partnership to develop appropriate interventions and services for youth empowerment.

This Action Plan is a reflective of the recommendations from the 2006 National Youth Policy, the orientation of the strategy for growth and job creation initially & investment. The strategy, which underlines the Action Plan, is a reflective of the recommendations from the 2006 National Youth Policy, the orientation of the strategy for growth and job creation initially stated in the 2013 Budget Speech.