Constituency Corner

The Employment Code Act, 2019

An Act to regulate the employment of persons; prohibit discrimination at an undertaking; constitute the Skills and Labour Advisory Committees and provide for their functions; provide for the engagement of persons on contracts of employment and provide for the form and enforcement of the contracts of employment; provide for employment entitlements and other benefits; provide for the protection of wages of employees; provide for the registration of employment agencies; regulate the employment of children and young persons; provide for the welfare of employees at an undertaking; provide for em

The Local Government Act, 2019

An Act to provide for an integrated local government system; give effect to the decentralisation of functions, responsibilities and services at all levels of local government; ensure democratic participation in, and control of, decision making by the people at the local level; revise the functions of local authorities; provide for the review of tariffs, charges and fees within the area of a local authority; provide for the proceedings of the council and committees; provide for the role of traditional leadership in democratic governance; repeal and replace the Local Government Act, 1991; and

The Zambia Law Development Commission (Amendment) Act, 2019

An Act to amend the Zambia Law Development Commission Act

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2019

An Act to amend the Electoral Commission of Zambia Act, 2016.

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia

The Mental Health Act, 2019

An Act to provide for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with mental illness, mental disorder, mental impairment or mental disability; to establish the National Mental Health Council and provide for its functions; provide for mental health services in correctional facilities; give effect to certain provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental care General Assembly Resolution 46/119 of 17th December, 1991 and other international human rights

SPEAKER MATIBINI APPLAUDS IPU FOR SUPPORT

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia Rt. Hon Mr Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, FCIArb, BA, MP has  expressed gratitude for the continued technical assistance and further mentioned that the Zambian Parliament was ready to collaborate with the IPU in areas such as the ICT to move towards the creation of an e-parliament and many more which will benefit the institution. Dr Matibini assured Mr Chungong that the creation of the IPU ICT Hub at the Zambian Parliament was a milestone which shows the confidence the IPU has in its member parliaments.

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SPEAKER MATIBINI APPLAUDS IPU FOR SUPPORT

The National Dialogue (Constitution, Electoral Process,Public Order and Political Parties) Act, 2019

An Act to facilitate the implementation of the Siavonga
resolutions of political parties relating to constitutional
and institutional reforms, separation of powers and judicial
independence, tolerance, freedom of assembly and civility
in politics and electoral reforms; provide for a national
dialogue process to facilitate the Constitution refinement
process and regulation of political parties, public order
and electoral process reforms; establish the National
Dialogue Forum and provide for its functions; and provide

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