Report of The Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on The Immigration and Deportation (Amendment) Bill, N.A.B No.13 of 2016

Committee: 
Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Parliamentary Period: 
Fifth Session of the Eleventh Assembly
Report: 
PDF icon REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION.pdf

Report Summary

The object of the Bill is to amend the Immigration and Deportation (Amendment) Bill, N.A.B No.13 of 2016 is to –

  1. provide for the Zambia Police Service Commission as the appointing Authority for immigration officers;
  2. align the definition of “child” with that of the Constitution; and
  3. provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

Background

In 2010, the 1965 Immigration and Deportation Act was repealed and replaced with Act No. 18 of 2010.  Since the 2010, the Act has remained unchanged until now. The amendment to the Republican Constitution has necessitated the amendment of the 2010 Act in order not only to make it user-friendly but also to make it consonant with the amended Constitution. 

Specifically, the Bill seeks to provide for the Zambia Police Service Commission as the appointing authority for immigration officers. The Bill further seeks to align the definition of “child” in the Immigration and Deportation Act, 2010 with that of the Constitution.