Public Roads (Amendment) Act, 2026

2. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following new definitions in the appropriate places in alphabetical order: Amendment of section 2 “Engineering Institution of Zambia” means the Engineering Institution of Zambia established under the Engineering Institution of Zambia Act; Cap. 432 “legally disqualified” means the absence of legal capacity as provided under section 4 of the Mental Health Act; Cap. 305 “Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport” means the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport established under the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Act; and Cap. 382 Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K4.00 each. 606 No. 19 of 2026 Public Roads (Amendment) Act No. 19 of 2024 Amendment of section 6 “Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors” means the Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors established under the Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors Act, 2024.

3. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of subsections (1), (2) and (3) and the substitution therefor of the following: (1) There is constituted the Board of the Agency which consists of the following part-time members appointed by the Minister: (a) a representative each from the ministries responsible for— (i) infrastructure; (ii) finance; and (iii) local government; (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) a representative of the Attorney- General; a representative of the Engineering Institution of Zambia; a representative of the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport; a representative of the Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors; a representative of a civil society organisation with knowledge and experience in matters relevant to this Act; and (g) one person from the private sector with knowledge and experience in matters relevant to this Act. (2) The Director of the Road Transport and Safety Agency and the Director of the National Road Fund Agency shall be ex-officio members of the Board and shall have no vote. (3) The ministries, institutions and organisations referred to in subsection (1) shall nominate their representatives for appointment by the Minister.