The Environmental Management(Amendment) Bill, 2023

Parliamentary Period: 
Second Session of the Thirteenth Assembly

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 MEMORANDUM The object of this Bill is to amend the Environmental Management Act, 2011 so as to— (a) revise the functions of the Zambia Environmental Management Agency; (b) harmonise the provisions relating to solid waste management with the Solid Waste Regulation and Management Act, 2018; (c) domesticate the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer; (d) provide for the registration of pesticides or toxic substances; (e) revise the provision on summary imposition of penalties; and (f) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

Bill Stage: 
Presentation
First Reading
Second Reading
Committee Stage
Report Stage
Third Reading