The objects of this Bill are to -

(a) continue the existence of the Zambia Bureau of Standards and re-define its powers and functions;

(b) provide for the standardisation and quality assurance of products and services through the setting of national standards and provision of conformity assessment services for products and services;

(c) repeal and replace the Standards Act, 1994; and

(d) provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.