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Accountants Act, 2008

An accountant registered under the repealed Act may keep practising for 3 months after commencement, but must then register under this Act. Some Institute staff and employees who held office befor…

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 2 provisions
Citation: Act 13 of 2008
Dates: As at 26 Sept 2008

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“An accountant registered under the repealed Act may keep practising for 3 months after commencement, but must then register under this Act.”

An accountant registered under the repealed Act may keep practising for 3 months after commencement, but must then register under this Act. Some Institute staff and employees who held office before commencement continue in office, and their service counts as continuous.

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This Act may be cited as the Accountants Act, 2008

An accountant registered under the repealed Act may keep practising for 3 months after commencement, but must then register under this Act.

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Some Institute staff and employees who held office before commencement continue in office, and their service counts as continuous.

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§ 1This Act may be cited as the Accountants Act, 2008Commencement

An accountant registered under the repealed Act may keep practising for 3 months after commencement, but must then register under this Act.

1. (I) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Accountants Act, 1 982, a person registered as an accountant under the repealed Act shall continue practising as an accountant for a period of three months from the commencement of this Act, after which the person shall register in accordance with the provisions of this Act. ; Accountants [ No. 13 of2008 419 (2) After the commencement of this Act, the Council of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants constituted under the repealed Act shall continue to exist until the new Council Cap. 390 under this Act is constituted. (3) Any Register ·maintained under the repealed Act and subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act Cap. 390 shall, until replaced, be deemed to be a Register maintained under this Act.

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Some Institute staff and employees who held office before commencement continue in office, and their service counts as continuous.

2. ( I ) For the avoidance of doubt, a person who immediately Staff of Institute before the commencement of this Act held office as Secretary or employee ofthelnstitute, shall continue to hold such office as Secretary or employee of the I nstitute as if appointed under this Act. (2) The service of persons referred to in sub-paragraph (I) shall be treated as continuous service. (3) Nothing in this Act affects the rights and liabilities of any person employed or appointed by the Institute immediately before the commencement of this Act. t l. 420 • J {' " l , . i .]

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