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Company law in Zambia

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

2,673 matching statutes

• Zambia

  Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019

  Act 15 of 2019

  12 provisions

  This provision says the Act may be cited as the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019 and comes into operation on 1st January, 2020.

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• Zambia

  Companies (Amendment) Act, 2010

  Act 12 of 2010

  10 provisions

  This section changes the definition of “Registrar” in section 2.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Zambia

  Property Transfer Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019

  Act 13 of 2019

  1 provisions

  This amendment changes how certain shares are valued for property transfer tax and gives the Commissioner-General powers to set a nil value in some group reorganisation cases.

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• Zambia

  Development Bank of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 1982

  Act 29 of 1982

  As of 31 Dec 1982 · 30 provisions

  The Act may be cited by its short title, and it starts on a date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument.

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• Zambia

  Control of Goods (Import Licence Fees) (Exemption) (No. 3) Notice, 1991

  SI 49 of 1991

  As of 19 Apr 1991 · 2 provisions

  This Notice may be cited by its stated title.

  Statutory instrument Open & Chat

• Zambia

  Local Government Act, 2019

  Act 2 of 2019

  148 provisions

  This section gives the Act’s short title and defines key terms used in the Act.

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• Zambia

  Tobacco Act, 1967

  Act 64 of 1967

  136 provisions

  This section says the Act may be cited as the Tobacco Act.

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• Zambia

  Electricity Act, 1995

  Act 15 of 1995

  26 provisions

  This section gives the Act its short title and says it starts on a date the Ministry appoints by statutory instrument.

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• Zambia

  Customs and Excise (Suspension) (Copper Concentrates) Regulations, 2026

  SI 15 of 2026

  As of 5 Mar 2026 · 2 provisions

  Export duty on specified copper concentrates is suspended to free for Schedule-listed companies that export the scheduled quantities through Industrial Resources Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, or the Industrial Development Corporation.

  Statutory instrument Open & Chat

• Zambia

  Income Tax (Foreign Organisations) (Exemption Approval) (No. 3) Order 1982

  SI 36 of 1982

  As of 9 Mar 1982 · 12 provisions

  This Order may be cited as the Income Tax (Foreign Organisations) (Exemption, Approval) (No. 3) Order 1982.

  Statutory instrument Open & Chat

• Zambia

  Banking and Financial Services (Amendment) Act, 2005

  Act 25 of 2005

  As of 7 Oct 2005 · 70 provisions

  This provision amends section 3 and section 4 of the principal Act by changing specified words and inserting new wording.

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• Zambia

  Financial Intelligence Centre (General) Regulations, 2016

  SI 9 of 2016

  As of 29 Jan 2016 · 3 provisions

  This provision lists customer risk factors a financial institution should watch for, including unusual distance, non-resident customers, bearer shares, cash-intensive business, and unusually complex ownership structures.

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• Zambia

  Air Passenger Service Charge Act, 1972

  Act 11 of 1972

  As of 31 Dec 1996 · 10 provisions

  This section gives the Act’s short title: it may be cited as the Air Passenger Service Charge Act.

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• Zambia

  Energy Regulation Act, 1995

  Act 16 of 1995

  35 provisions

  The provision establishes an Energy Regulation Board as a body corporate and gives it corporate powers.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Zambia

  Personal Levy Act, 1963

  Act 72 of 1963

  As of 31 Dec 1996 · 25 provisions

  This section says the Act may be cited as the Personal Levy Act.

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• Zambia

  Bankruptcy Act, 1967

  Act 27 of 1967

  As of 31 Dec 1996 · 68 provisions

  A bankrupt person or a person with a receiving order may commit a misdemeanour if they hide assets, fail to hand over property or records, give false statements, or do related fraudulent acts; conviction can lead to imprisonment.

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• Zambia

  Customs and Excise (Suspension) (Wheat) Regulations, 2026

  SI 13 of 2026

  As of 5 Mar 2026 · 4 provisions

  Duty on specified wheat is suspended to zero when imported under an agriculture ministry import permit, and the Schedule conditions also apply.

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• Zambia

  Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2008

  Act 3 of 2008

  3 provisions

  This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 26 January 2008.

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• Zambia

  Development Bank of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2005

  Act 24 of 2005

  As of 7 Oct 2005 · 9 provisions

  Section 4 amends the principal Act and replaces subsection (6) so a person cannot be appointed to, or keep holding office on, the Board of Directors unless they meet the appointment requirements in section 31(1) of the Banking and Financial Services Act.

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• Zambia

  Administration of Estates (Trust Corporations) Act, 1956

  Act 27 of 1956

  As of 31 Dec 1996 · 9 provisions

  This section gives the Act’s short title: the Administration of Estates (Trust Corporations) Act.

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