This amendment changes how the High Court’s practice and procedure are to be handled and revises section 11 of the principal Act.
High Court (Amendment) [No. 7 of 2011 75 GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA ACT No. 7 of 2011 Date of Assent: !2thApril, 2011 An Act to amend the High Court Act. [!SthApril, 20111 ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the High Court (Amendment) Act, 2011, and shall be read as one with the High Court Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act. 2. The principal Act is amended by the deletion of section ten and the substitution therefor of the following: 2. (I) The jurisdiction vested in the Court shall, as regards practice and procedure, be exercised in the manner provided by this Act, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Matrimonial Causes Act, 2007, or any other written law, or by such rules, orders or directions of the Court as may be made under this Act, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Matrimonial Causes Act, 2007, or such written law, and in default thereof in substantial conformity with the Supreme Court Practice, 1999 (White Book) of England and subject to subsection (2), the law and practice applicable in England in the High Court of Justice up to 31st December, 1999. (2) The Civil Court Practice, 1999 (Green Book) of England and any civil court practice rules issued in England after 3 l stDecember, 1999, shall not apply to Zambia. Enactment Short title Cap. 27 Repeal and replacement of section I 0 Practice and procedure Cap. 88 Act No. 20 of2007 Cap. 88 Act No. 20 of2007 3. Section eleven of the principal Act is amended- (a) by the deletion of subsection (I}; and (b) by the renumbering of subsections (2), (3), ( 4) and (5) as subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4), respectively. Amendment of section 11 Copies of this Act can be obtained.from the Government Printer, P. 0. Box 3013 6, I 0 JO I Lusaka. Price K2, 000 each. 76