The object of this Bill is to amend the Zambia Revenue Authority
Act so as to enhance tax recovery by the Authority.

The object of this Bill is to amend the Customs and Excise Act
so as to—
(a) revise the rates of customs and excise duty payable on
certain goods;
(b) revise the list of goods to be subject to surtax at
importation;
(c) increase excise duty on non alcoholic beverages and
cigarettes;
(d) introduce excise duty on coke and semi-coke of coal, of
lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated, retort
carbon;
(e) revise the basis of excise duty valuation for spirits, liqueurs,
and other spirituous beverages;

THE SUBORDINATE COURT (AMENDMENT)
BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Subordinate Courts Act
so as to—
(a) provide for the constitution of divisions of a Subordinate
Court;
(b) revise the provisions relating to the civil jurisdiction of
the Subordinate Courts;
(c) empower the Chief Justice to set the limits of the civil
jurisdiction of magistrates by statutory instrument;
(d) provide for the holding of sessions in the Subordinate
Courts; and

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT)
BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Local Government Act,
2019, so as to remove the restriction on the use of the equalisation
fund for capital expenditure.

THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The objects of this Bill are to—
(a) designate the Human Rights Commission as an oversight
institution on matters relating to access to information;
(b) provide for the right to access information and its
limitations;
(c) provide for procedures for processing requests for
information;
(d) give effect to the right to access information as guaranteed
in the United Nations Convention against Corruption
and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights;
and

THE CITIZENSHIP OF ZAMBIA (AMENDMENT)
BILL, 2023.
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Citizenship of Zambia Act
so as to—
(a) amend the definition of “ordinarily resident”; and
(b) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the
foregoing.
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THE FISHERIES (AMENDMENT)
BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Fisheries Act so as to—
(a) provide for an appeal process; and
(b) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the
foregoing.

THE CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND
BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The objects of this Bill are to—
(a) provide for the decentralisation of the management,
disbursement, utilisation and accountability of the
Constituency Development Fund;
(b) continue the existence of the Constituency Development
Fund Committee and re-define its functions;
(c) revise the composition of the Constituency Development
Fund Committee;
(d) establish the Provincial Constituency Development Fund
Committee;

THE PENAL CODE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Penal Code so as to—
(a) enhance the provisions relating to the offence of stock
theft; and
(b) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to,
the foregoing.

THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT)
BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Criminal Procedure Code
so as to—
(a) make the offence of stock theft non bailable;
(b) empower all classes of the Subordinate Court to commit
matters required to be committed for trial to the High
Court;
(c) enhance the powers of the Chief Justice relating to issuance
of rules under the Act; and
(d) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the
foregoing.