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Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991

Exercise of power between publication and commencement of Acts

Jurisdiction
Zambia
Provision
275
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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Exercise of power between publication and commencement of Acts Where an Article provides for a power exercisable by making a statutory instrument to— (a) make an appointment; or (b) do any other thing for the purposes of the Article; the power may be exercised at any time on or after the date of publication of the statutory instrument in the Gazette. [Article 275 added by section 8 of Act 2 of 2016] Annex (Article 147(2)) Functions of national, provincial and local levels of devolved government [Annex inserted by section 8 of Act 2 of 2016] A – Exclusive national functions • Elections • Foreign and international affairs By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 108 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia • Budget • Taxation including customs and excise • Airports, other than district airports • Casinos, racing, gambling and wagering, excluding lotteries and sports pools • Disaster management and public emergency • National parks, national botanical gardens and resources • National forests • passports and National Registration • Prisons • Refugees • Registration of Births and Deaths • Wildlife • Water resources management • Energy and hydro electricity • Petroleum and lubricants • Public roads • Defence, security, maintenance of law and order • Citizenship and immigration • Public enterprises • Regulation of commerce and manufacturing • Road traffic regulation • Land, mines, minerals and natural resources • Census and statistics • Traditional leadership • National archives • National libraries • National museums • Tertiary Education B – Concurrent national and provincial functions • administration of justice • legal affairs • Administration of forests • Agriculture • Animal control and diseases By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 109 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia • Consumer protection • Cultural matters • Customary law • Education at all levels, excluding tertiary education • Environmental management • Health services • Housing • Industrial promotion • Language policy and the regulation of official languages • Nature conservation • Parliamentary Business • legislative procedures and processess • Pollution control • Population development • Property transfer tax • Public procurement • Public transport • Public works only in respect of the needs of provincial administration • Provincial spatial planning and development • Soil conservation • Tourism, trade and commerce • Urban and rural development • Welfare services • Industrial and labour relations • Resettlement • Investment • Telecommunication C – Local authorities exclusive functions • Pollution control • Building regulations • Child-care facilities • Electricity • Fire fighting services • Local tourism By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 110 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia • District airports, Aerodromes and Airships • District planning • District health services • District public transport • District public works only in respect of the needs of Districts in the discharge of councils responsibilities to administer functions specifically assigned to them under this Constitution or other law • Levies, tariffs and tolls • Pontoons, ferries, jetties, piers and harbours, excluding the regulation of international and national shipping and matters related thereto • Storm water management systems in built-up areas • Trading • Water and sanitation services limited to potable water supply systems and domestic waste-water and sewage disposal systems • Veterinary services, excluding regulation of the veterinary profession • Vehicle licensing • Abattoirs • Ambulance services • Archives • Libraries • Liquor licencing • Museums • Local spatial planning • Cultural matters • Recreation and amenities • Sport • Roads and traffic automation and maintenance • Amusement facilities • Billboards and the display of advertisements in public places • Cemeteries, funeral parlours and crematoria • Local cleansing • Control of public nuisances • Control of undertakings that sell liquor to the public • Facilities for the accommodation, care and burial of animals • Fencing and fences • Licensing of dogs • Licensing and control of undertakings that sell food to the public By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 111 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia • Local amenities • Local sport facilities • Markets • Local parks and recreation • Local roads • Noise pollution • Pounds • Public places • Refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal • Street trading • Street lighting • Traffic and parking • Gardens and landscaping By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 112

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Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 · media.zambialii.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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