Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Citizenship of Zambia Act.”
This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Citizenship of Zambia Act. A covered person does not stop being a Zambian citizen at age 22, unless they voluntarily renounced citizenship at age 21.
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How the instrument operates
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Source version 23 Jul 1990. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Citizenship of Zambia Act.
Section 1
A covered person does not stop being a Zambian citizen at age 22, unless they voluntarily renounced citizenship at age 21.
Section 2
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Source and current-law status
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Source record from zambialii.org · Source version 23 Jul 1990
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