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The Legal Aid Act, 2021

An Act to provide for the granting of legal aid in civil and criminal case to persons whose means are insufficient to enable them to pay for legal services; to provide for the regulation of law clinics in the provision of legal aid; continue the existence of the Legal Aid Board and provide its functions; to reconstitute the Board of the Legal Aid Board and redefine its functions; provide for the registration of practitioners, legal assistants, paralegals and legal aid service providers; continue the existence of the Legal Aid Fund and provide for its administration and management; to repeal

NAZ TO RESUME SITTING ON TUESDAY, 30TH MARCH, 2021

The Clerk of the National Assembly wishes to inform Honourable Members of Parliament, the media and the public at large that the House Business Committee of Parliament has resolved that the Third Meeting of the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National Assembly which resumes sittings on Tuesday, 30th March, 2021, at 14:30 hours, will be held under very strict Covid-19 guidelines as was the case with the previous Meeting.
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS RELEASE

SPEAKER MATIBINI COMMENDS EU’S ROLE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

Speaker of the National Assembly Rt. Honourable Mr Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC., BA, FCIArb, MP has commended the European Union (EU) for their objective and invaluable role in Zambia’s electoral process and reform. He said this when the Exploratory Mission (ExM) to Zambia paid a courtesy on him at Parliament Buildings in Lusaka, on Monday, 22 March, 2021.

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Courtesy Call

NAZ TO RESUME SITTING ON TUESDAY, 30TH MARCH, 2021

The Fifth Session of the Twelfth National Assembly, which adjourned sine die on Wednesday, 10th March, 2021, will resume on Tuesday, 30th March, 2021, at 14:30 hours.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mode of conducting business of the House, and other related measures will be communicated in due course.

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Announcement

Ruling by the Hon. Mr. Speaker on the Point of Order raised by Mr. J J Mwiimbu, MP, against Her Honor the Vice-President on whether she was in Order to mislead the House and the Nation that the withdrawal of Public Order Bill was because of UPND

Submitted by leslie on Thu, 2021-03-11 15:36

RULING BY THE HON MR SPEAKER ON A POINT OF ORDER RAISED BY HON J J MWIIMBU, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR MONZE CENTRAL PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY, AGAINST HER HONOUR THE VICE-PRESIDENT, MRS I M WINA, MP, ON WHETHER SHE WAS IN ORDER TO MISLEAD THE HOUSE WHEN SHE ALLEGED THAT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE PUBLIC ORDER BILL N.A.B 12/2019 WAS BECAUSE OF THE UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UPND) MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, WHEN IN FACT NOT

Wednesday, 10th March, 2021

 
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FIFTH SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 10TH MARCH, 2021
 
AT 1430 HOURS
 
 
ORDERS OF THE DAY
 

The Electoral Process (Amendment) Bill, 2021

The object of this Bill is to amend the Electoral Process Act, 2016, so as to—

(a) provide for voting by persons in prisons;
(b) provide for distribution of campaign material in prisons by

candidates in an election;

(c) provide for access to prisons by monitors, observers and polling agents on election day;

(d) provide access to the community to vote in polling stations established in prisons;

(e) prohibit the announcement and declaration of results by unauthorised persons; and

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