Zambia Act or statute

Zambia legislation

Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2010

legislationlegislative draftingoffencespenaltiesrepealstatutory amendment

Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 9 provisions
Citation: Act 2 of 2011
Dates: Undated source snapshot

More statute details

Dates: Undated source snapshot

Publicly available, excluded from search-engine indexing

This page remains available for direct research for the following reasons:

The record does not meet this release's canonical indexing criteria. (market-indexing-disabled)
The record does not meet this release's canonical indexing criteria. (emergency-noindex)

On this page

Professional statute overview

Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance

Official source

Purpose and legislative effect

“This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is to be read together with the Penal Code as the principal Act.”

This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is to be read together with the Penal Code as the principal Act. This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 133 and replacing it with new text. A person who commits rape is subject to a prison sentence of at least 15 years, and may also face life imprisonment if convicted. This section amends section 137A of the principal Act by deleting subsection (2) and renumbering subsection (3) as subsection (2). A person charged under this section may defend the charge by showing a reasonable and actual belief that the child was at least 16.

How the instrument operates

01
Start with the recorded version

Undated source snapshot. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
02
Locate the controlling provision

Use the provision map, part headings and full-text filter to move from the broad subject to the exact legal language.
03
Read conditions and exceptions together

Keep subsections, definitions, provisos and cross-references in context before drawing a legal conclusion.
04
Verify currency and official wording

Confirm later legislation, commencement notices and corrections with the official publisher before advice, filing or reliance.

Research entry points

Selected provisions across the instrument. Open any row to continue with the exact stored text.

This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment)

This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is to be read together with the Penal Code as the principal Act.

Section 1

Any person who commits the offence of rape

A person who commits rape is subject to a prison sentence of at least 15 years, and may also face life imprisonment if convicted.

Section 133

Section one hundred and thirty-eight of the principal

A person charged under this section may defend the charge by showing a reasonable and actual belief that the child was at least 16.

Section 4

Section one hundred and fifty-nine of the principal Act

This section amends section 159 of the principal Act by changing the marginal note, deleting subsection (2), and renumbering later subsections.

Section 6

Section one hundred and seventy-seven A of the principal

This section amends section 177A of the principal Act by changing wording in subsection (2) and deleting subsection (3).

Section 8

Source and current-law status

Source record view

Source record from zambialii.org · Undated source snapshot

Verify current force

The source record does not state a definitive current-law status. Check the official publisher and later amendments before relying on this text.

For advice, pleadings, or compliance decisions, retain the official source and confirm the current consolidated provision.

Official record

Source-indexed provision map

Sections and provisions

Search by section, heading, part or exact legal wording. Every result remains linked to the stored source record.

Search within this statute

Search all stored provisions in this version.

Showing 9 of 9 provisions

Repeal 3Amendment 3Short titleOffence

§ 1This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment)Short title

This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is to be read together with the Penal Code as the principal Act.

1. This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 20 I 0, and shall be read as one with the Penal Code, in this Act referred to as the principal Act Short title Cap. 87

Section 1Verify source

§ 2The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section oneRepeal

This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 133 and replacing it with new text.

2. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section one hundred and thirty-three and the substitution therefor of the following:

Section 2Verify source

§ 133Any person who commits the offence of rapeOffence

A person who commits rape is subject to a prison sentence of at least 15 years, and may also face life imprisonment if convicted.

133. Any person who commits the offence of rape is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period of not less than fifteen years and may be liable to impri�onment for life.

Section 133Verify source

§ 3Section one hundred and thirty-seven A of the principalAmendment

This section amends section 137A of the principal Act by deleting subsection (2) and renumbering subsection (3) as subsection (2).

3. Section one hundred and thirty-seven A of the principal Act is amended - (a) by the deletion of subsection (2); and (b) by the renumbering of subsection (3) as subsection(2).

Section 3Verify source

§ 4Section one hundred and thirty-eight of the principalRepeal

A person charged under this section may defend the charge by showing a reasonable and actual belief that the child was at least 16.

4. Section one hundred and thirty-eight of the principal Repeal and replacement of section 133 Punishment of rape Amendment of section 137 A Amendment of section 138 ·• · et is amended in subsection (!)-- (a) by the deletion of the full stop at the end of that subsection and the substitution therefor of a semicolon; and (b) by the insertion immediately after subsection (!) of the following new proviso: Provided that it shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show that the person had reasonable cause to believe, and did in fact believe, that the child against whom the offence was committed was of, or above, the age of sixteen. Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer, P. 0. Box 30/ 36, 10101 Lusaka, Price K 000 each. 32 No. 2 of 2011] Penal Code (Amendment) Repeal of section 143 Amendment of section 159

Section 4Verify source

§ 5The principal Act is amended by the repeal of sectionRepeal

This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 143.

5. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section one hundred and forty-three.

Section 5Verify source

§ 6Section one hundred and fifty-nine of the principal ActAmendment

This section amends section 159 of the principal Act by changing the marginal note, deleting subsection (2), and renumbering later subsections.

6. Section one hundred and fifty-nine of the principal Act is amended - (a) in the marginal note, by the insertion of the words "by males" after the word "incest"; (b) by the deletion of subsection (2); and (c) by the renumbering of !jllbsections (3) and (4) as subsections (2) and (3), respectively. Amendment of section 161

Section 6Verify source

§ 7Section one hundred and sixty-one of the principal ActSubstitution

This provision amends section 161 of the principal Act by changing the marginal note to “Incest by females” and deleting specified text, including subsection (2).

7. Section one hundred and sixty-one of the principal Act is amended- (a) by the deletion of the marginal note and the substitution therefor of the marginal note "Incest by females"; (b) in subsection (l}- (i) by the deletion of the figure"(!)"; (ii) by the deletion of the semi-colon at the end of that subsection and the substitution therefor of a full stop; and (iii) by the deletion of the proviso; and (c) by the deletion of subsection (2).

Section 7Verify source

§ 8Section one hundred and seventy-seven A of the principalAmendment

This section amends section 177A of the principal Act by changing wording in subsection (2) and deleting subsection (3).

8. Section one hundred and seventy-seven A of the principal Act is amended - (a) in subsection (2)- Amendment of section I 77 A (i) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of the words "or gives" after the word "sells"; and (ii) in paragraph (b), by the insertion ofa comma and the words "invites or allows" after the . word "compels"; and • (b) by the deletion of subsection (3).

Section 8Verify source

Legislative relationships

3 referenced instruments

Names are derived from the stored provision headings and citation-enrichment layer. Treat this as a research index and verify each relationship against the source text.

N–S

3 instruments

of section one This section amends the principal Act
Section 2
of section This section amends the principal Act
Section 5
principal Act
Sections 3, 6, 7, 8

Recorded versions and source checkpoint

1 version available in this collection

Current-law checkpoint

Undated version · currentEnglish

This relationship view does not by itself establish whether another instrument remains in force.

Check official source

Source-linked research

Ask AI about this statute

The overview, provisions, and source records above are public. Continue in a separate conversation with this statute’s jurisdiction and source version attached.