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THE ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT, 2010ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART IPRELIMINARY

1. Short title and commencement2. Application3. Interpretation

PART IITHE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION

4. Continuation of Commission5. Autonomy of Commission6. Functions of Commission7. Instructions by Commission8. Reports and recommendation by Commission

9. Director-General10. Tenure of office of Director-General11. Powers of Director-General12. Deputy Director-General13. Investigating officers, Secretary and other staff of Commission14. Declaration of assets15. Identity card16. Prohibition of disclosure of information to unauthorised persons17. Immunity of staff18. Impersonation and procurement of officer

PART IIICORRUPTION PRACTICES

19. Corrupt practices by, or with, public officers20. Corrupt transactions by, or with, private bodies21. Corrupt use of official power22. Corrupt transactions by, or with, agents23. Corruption of members of public or private bodies with regard to meetings24. Corruption of witness25. Corrupt practices by, or with, foreign public officials26. Corruption in relation to sporting events27. Conflict of interest28. Gratification for giving assistance, etc. with regard to contracts

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29. Gratification for procuring withdrawal of tender30. Obstruction of justice31. Gratification with regard to bidding at auction sale32. Coercion of investor33. Corrupt aquisition of public property and revenue34. Electoral corruption35. Concealment of property36. Dealing with, using and concealing gratification37. Concealment of offence38. Public officer’s duty to report39. Attempts and conspiracies40. General penalty41. Restitution42. Recovery of gratification by distress, etc43. Recovery of gratification corruptly received by agent44. Certification of Government valuation officer or other specialist valuer45. Effect of conviction46. Offences by body corporate or unincorporate body

PART IVINVESTMENT OF CORRUPTION PRACTICES

47. Lodging of complaint48. Consideration of complaint49. Power to require attendance before Director-General50. Search without warrant51. Search with warrant52. Inspection of banker’s books53. Power of arrest54. Seizure of property55. Custody and release of seized property56. Restriction on disposal of property57. Restriction on disposal of property by third party58. General offences

PART VPOWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

59. Consent of Director of Public Prosecutions60. Bail where suspect or accused person about to leave Zambia

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PART VIEVIDENCE, PRESUMPTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

61. Presumption of Corrupt Intention62. Grant of Indemnity by Director of Public Prosecutions63. Protection of whistleblowers64. Absence of power, authority or opportunity, no defence65. Corrupt practices coming to notice of Commission, body or tribunal66. Affidavit evidence67. False, frivolous or groundless complaints or allegaitons68. Forfeiture of proceeds or property corruptly acquired69. Tampering with seized and forfeited property70. Alternative conviction of accused person

PART VIIGENERAL PROVISIONS

71. Procedure for commencement of application72. Register of gifts73. Mutual legal assistance74. Supremacy of Act75. Defence76. Offences committed outside Zambia77. Extraditable offences78. Rules79. Regulations80. Repeal of Cap 9181. Staff of former CommissionSCHEDULE


An Act to continue the existence of the Anti-Corruption

Commission and provide for its powers and functions;provide for the prevention, detection, investigation,prosecution and punishment of corrupt practices andrelated offences; bring the law into conformity with theprovisions of the regional and international conventionsto which Zambia is a State party; repeal and replace theAnti-Corruption Commission Act, 1996; and provide for

matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.[19th November, 2010

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.

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1. This Act may be cited as the Anti-Corruption Act, 2010, andshall come into operation on such date as the President may, bystatutory instrument, appoint.

2. All offences under this Act shall be enquired into, tried andotherwise dealt with in accordance with the Criminal ProcedureCode and any other written law.

3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—“agent” means a person employed by, or acting for, another

and includes an officer of a public body or private bodywho acts for, or on behalf of, a public body or a privatebody or any other person, a trustee, an executor or anadministrator of an estate of a deceased person;

“appropriate authority” means a person or institution to whoma recommendation is made under section eight;

“associate”, in relation to a person, means—(a) a person who is a nominee or an employee of

that person;(b) a person who manages the affairs of that person;(c) a firm of which that person, or that person’s

nominee, is a partner or a person in charge or incontrol of its business or affairs;

(d) a company in which that person or that person’snominee, is a director or is in charge or in control

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of its business or affairs, or in which that person,alone or together with that person’s nominee,holds a controlling interest or shares amountingto more than thirty percent of the total sharecapital; or

(e) the trustee of a trust, where —(i) the trust has been created by that

person; or(ii) the total value of the assets contributed

by that person before or after thecreation of the trust, amounts, at anytime, to not less than twenty percent ofthe total value of the assets of the trust;

“Board” means the Board of the Commission constituted underparagraph 2 of the Schedule;

“casual gift” means any conventional hospitality, on a modestscale or unsolicited gift of modest value, offered to a personin recognition or appreciation of that person’s services, oras a gesture of goodwill towards that person, and includesany inexpensive seasonal gift offered to staff or associatesby a public or private body or a private individual on festiveor other special occasions, which is not in any wayconnected with the performance of a person’s official dutyso as to constitute an offence under Part III;

“Chairperson” means the person appointed as Chairpersonunder paragraph 2 of the First Schedule;

“Commission” means the Anti-Corruption Commissionreferred to in section four;

“Commissioner” means a person appointed as Commissionerunder paragraph 2 of the Schedule;

“corrupt” means the soliciting, accepting, obtaining, giving,promising or offering of a gratification by way of a bribeor other personal temptation or inducement, or the misuseor abuse of a public office for private advantage or benefitcontrary to section ninety-nine of the Penal Code and“corruption” shall be construed accordingly;

“Deputy Director-General” means a person appointed asDeputy Director-General under section twelve;

“Director-General” means the person appointed as such undersection nine;

“Director of Public Prosecutions” means the person appointedas such under the Constitution;

“document”means any device by means of which informationis recorded or stored, and includes—

(a) anything on which there is writing;


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(b) anything in which there are marks, figures, symbolsor perforations having meaning for personsqualified to interpret them;

(c) anything from which sounds, images or writingcan be produced, with or without the aid ofanything else; or

(d) any of the things referred to in paragraphs (a) to(c) kept or maintained in electronic form;

“foreign public official” means—(a) a person holding any legislative,administrative or

judicial office at any level of the government ofa foreign State;

(b) any person performing public functions for aforeign State, or any board, commission,corporation or other body or authority performinga duty or function on behalf of the foreign State;or

(c) an official or agent of a public internationalorganisation formed by two or more States ortwo or more public international organisations;

“foreign State” means any country other than Zambia;“former Commission” means the Anti-Corruption Commission

established under the repealed Act;“Government” includes any Ministry, department, Service or

undertaking of the Government;“gratification” means any corrupt payment, whether in cash

or in kind, any rebate, bonus, deduction or material gain,benefit, amenity, facility, concession or favour of anydescription and any loan, fee, reward, advantage or gift, orany other thing obtained as a result of the corrupt misuseor abuse of public funds or property, other than a casualgift;

“illegal activity” means an activity carried out which, underany written law in the Republic, amounts to a crime;

“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it in the LocalGovernment Act;

“officer” means a person appointed under section thirteen;“parastatal” means any company, association, statutory

corporation, body or board or any institution of learning, inwhich the State has a financial interest;

“police officer” means a member of the Zambia Police Force;“principal” includes an employer, beneficiary under a trust,

and a trust estate as though it were a person, and anyperson beneficially interested in the estate of a deceased


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person as though the estate were a person, and, in relation toa public officer, the authority or body of persons in whichthe public office is held;

“private body” means any person or organisation not being apublic body, a voluntary organisation, non-governmentalorganisation, charitable institution, company, partnership ora club;

“public body” means the Government, any Ministry ordepartment of the Government, the National Assembly, alocal authority, parastatal, board, council, authority,commission or other body appointed by the Government,or established by, or under, any written law;

“public funds” has the meaning assigned to it in the PublicFinance Act, 2004 and includes funds donated to a non-governmental organisation;

“public officer” means any person who is a member of, orholds office in, or is employed in the service of, a publicbody, whether such membership, office or employment ispermanent or temporary, whole or part-time, paid or unpaid,includes a member of Parliament, and “public office” shallbe construed accordingly;

“relative” in relation to a person, means—(a) a spouse of that person; and(b) a brother, sister, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grand

parent or cousin of that person or that person’sspouse;

“repealed Act” means the Anti-Corruption Commission Act;“Secretary” means the person appointed Secretary under

section thirteen;“seizure” means temporarily prohibiting the transfer,

conversion, disposition or movement of any property ortemporarily assuming the custody or control of propertyon the basis of an order issued by a court or a notice by theDirector-General;

“sporting event” means an event or contest in any sport,between individuals or teams, or in which an animalcompetes, and which is usually attended by the public andis governed by rules of any sporting body or regulatorybody;

“staff” means the staff of the Commission appointed undersection thirteen; and

“valuable security” means any document —


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(a) creating, transferring, surrendering or releasingany right to, in or over property;

(b) authorising the payment of money or delivery ofany property; or

(c) evidencing the creation, transfer, surrender orrelease of any right, the payment of moneys ordelivery of any property or the satisfaction ofanyobligation.

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4. (1) The Anti-Corruption Commission established under therepealed Act shall continue to exist as if established under this Act,and shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and acommon seal, capable of suing and of being sued in its corporatename and with power, subject to this Act, to do all such acts andthings as a body corporate may, by law, do or perform.

(2) The provisions of the State Proceedings Act shall apply tocivil proceedings by, or against, the Commission as if, for a referenceto the State there were substituted a reference to the Commission.

(3) The provisions of the Schedule apply to the Commission.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Commissionshall not, in the performance of its functions, be subject to thedirection or control of any person or authority.

6. (1) The functions of the Commission are to—(a) prevent and take necessary and effective measures for the

prevention of corruption in public and private bodies,including, in particular, measures for—

(i) examining the practices and procedures of publicand private bodies in order to facilitate thediscovery of opportunities of corrupt practicesand secure the revision of methods of work orprocedures which in the opinion of theCommission, may be prone or conducive tocorrupt practices;

(ii) advising public bodies and private bodies on waysand means of preventing corrupt practices, andon changes in methods of work or proceduresof such public bodies and private bodiescompatible with the effective performance oftheir duties, which the Commission considersnecessary to reduce the likelihood of theoccurrence of corrupt practices;


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(iii) disseminating information on the evil anddangerous effects of corrupt practices onsociety;

(iv) creation of committees in institutions formonitoring corruption in the institution; and

(v) enlisting and fostering public confidence andsupport against corrupt practices;

(b) initiate, receive and investigate complaints of alleged orsuspected corrupt practices, and, subject to the directionsof the Director of Public Prosecutions, prosecute

(i) offences under this Act; and(ii) such other offence under any other written law

as may have come to the notice of theCommission during the investigation of anoffence under this Act:

Provided that nothing in this paragraph shallbe considered as precluding any publicprosecutor from prosecuting, subject to thedirections of the Director of PublicProsecutions, any offence under this Actwhich has come to the notice of the policeduring investigation of an offence under anywritten law;

(c) investigate any conduct of any public officer which, in theopinion of the Commission, may be connected with orconducive to corrupt practices;

(d) be the lead agency in matters of corruption;(e) co-operate with other institutions authorised to investigate,

prosecute, prevent and combat corrupt practices so asto implement an integrated approach to the eradicationof corruption;

(f) consult, co-operate and exchange information withappropriate bodies of other countries that are authorisedto conduct inquiries or investigations in relation to corruptpractices; and

(g) do all such things as are incidental or conducive to theattainment of its functions.

(2) The Commission may establish specialised units toinvestigate and deal with such matters as the Commission considersappropriate.

7. (1) The Commission may instruct a public body on practicesand procedures that are necessary to prevent, reduce or eliminatethe occurrence of corrupt practices.

(2) A public body shall, not later than ninety days from thereceipt of the instructions from the Commission pursuant tosubsection (1), effect the necessary changes in its practices andprocedures.


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(3) A public body which considers that the changes in practicesand procedures contained in the instructions from the Commissionshall be impracticable or otherwise disadvantageous to the effectivedischarge of its functions shall, within thirty days of the receipt ofthe instructions, make representations to the Director-General inwriting.

(4) The Commission may, after considering the representationsof a public body made under subsection (3), confirm, vary or cancelthe instruction given to the public body.

(5) The head of a public body which fails to comply with theinstructions of the Commission commits an offence and is liable,upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousandpenalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding oneyear, or to both.

(6) In addition to the penalty prescribed in subsection (5), thehead of the public body which fails to comply with the instructionsof the Commission shall be subject to disciplinary action includingdismissal from office by the relevant authority.

8. (1) The Commission may, after an investigation into an offenceunder this Act, depending on the findings made, make suchrecommendation as it considers necessary to an appropriateauthority.

(2) An appropriate authority shall, within thirty days from thedate of receipt of the recommendation of the Commission undersubsection (1), make a report to the Commission on the actiontaken by the appropriate authority.

9. (1) There shall be a Director-General of the Commissionwho shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission.

(2) The Director-General shall be appointed by the President,subject to ratification by the National Assembly, on such terms andconditions as the President may determine.

(3) A person is not qualified to be appointed as Director-Generalunless the person is qualified to be appointed judge of the HighCourt.

(4) The Director-General shall be responsible for —(a) the control, direction, managementand administration of the Commission; and(b) the implementation of any policy matters referred to the

Director-General by the Board.(5) The Director-General may, subject to any specific or general

direction of the Board, make standing orders providing for—(a) the control, direction and administration of the Commission;


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(b) the discipline, training, classification and promotion ofofficers of the Commission;

(c) the duties of officers of the Commission; and(d) such other matters as the Director-General may consider

necessary or expedient for preventing the abuse ofpower or neglect of duty by officers or other staff.

(6) The Director-General shall not, while holding the office ofDirector-General, discharge the duties of any other office ofemolument in the Republic.

10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person appointed Director-General shall vacate that office on attaining the age of sixty-fiveyears:

Provided that the President may permit a person whohas attained that age to continue in office for such periodas may be necessary to enable that person to do anythingin relation to proceedings that were commenced beforethe person attained that age.

(2) A person appointed Director-General may be removed fromoffice for inability to perform the functions of office, whether arisingfrom infirmity of body or mind or from any other cause, or formisbehaviour.

(3) If the President considers that the question of removing aperson holding the office of Director-General from office ought tobe investigated, then—

(a) the President shall appoint a tribunal which shall consistof a Chairperson and not less than two other members,who hold or have held high judicial office;

(b) the tribunal shall inquire into the matter and report on thefacts thereof to the President and advise the Presidentwhether the person holding the office of Director-General ought to be removed from office under thissection for incompetence or inability or for misbehaviour.

(4) Where a tribunal appointed under subsection (2) advises thePresident that a person holding the office of Director-General oughtto be removed from office for incompetence or inability or formisbehaviour, the President shall remove the person from office.

(5) If the question of removing a person holding the office ofDirector-General from office has been referred to a tribunal underthis section, the President may suspend that person from performingthe functions of the person’s office, and any such suspension mayat any time be revoked by the President and shall in any casecease to have effect if the tribunal advises that the person oughtnot to be removed from office.


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(6) The Director-General may resign by giving three months’notice, in writing, to the President, of the Director-General’s intentionto resign.

(7) The Director-General shall, before taking office, take anoath or affirmation before the President in the prescribed mannerand form.

11. (1) The Director-General may, for the performance of theCommission’s functions under this Act—

(a) authorise, in writing, any officer of the Commission toconduct an inquiry or investigation into alleged orsuspected offences under this Act;

(b) require the head, chairperson, manager, chief executiveofficer or person in charge of any public body, to produceor furnish within such time as may be specified by theDirector-General, any document or a certified true copyof any document which is in that person’s possession orunder that person’s control and which the Director-General considers necessary for the conduct of aninvestigation into alleged or suspected offences underthis Act:

Provided that if the document is classified or fallsunder the State Security Act, the Commissionmay apply to a judge in chambers to determinewhether the document is likely to —

(i) prejudice the security, defence orinternational relations of the Republic; or

(ii) involve the disclosure of any matter ordeliberations of a secret or confidentialnature of the Government; or

(c) require any person to answer, to the best of that person’sknowledge and belief, questions with respect to thewhereabouts or existence of any documents or recordsthat may be relevant to an investigation.

(2) In determining an application under paragraph (b) ofsubsection (1), the court may —

(a) order the release of the document; or(b) confirm that the release of the document will prejudice

the security, defence or international relations of theRepublic or involve the disclosure of a confidential matterof Government.

(3) Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, the Director-General may, where the Director-General has reasonable groundsto believe that a person who is the subject of an investigation inrespect of an offence under this Act is likely to leave Zambia,


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require such person to surrender their travel document or any otherdocument in that person’s possession.

(4) The Commission shall, where a person surrenders thatperson’s travel document pursuant to subsection (1), return thedocument after the investigation of the offence is completed, and ifno criminal proceedings are to be instituted.

(5) A person who is aggrieved with the decision of the Director-General made pursuant to subsection (1) may apply to the HighCourt.

(6) The High Court may, upon hearing an application made undersubsection (3), reverse, vary or dismiss the application or makesuch other order as the court considers appropriate.

(7) A person who fails to comply with the decision of theDirector-General under subsection (1) commits an offence and isliable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceedingtwo years.

12. (1) The President shall appoint a Deputy Director-Generalon such terms and conditions as the President may determine.

(2) The Deputy Director-General shall assist the Director-General in performing the Director-General’s duties under this Act.

(3) A person shall not qualify for appointment as Deputy Director-General unless the person is qualified to be appointed judge of theHigh Court.

(4) If the office of the Director-General is vacant or the Director-General is absent from duty or unable for any other reason toperform the functions of that office, the Deputy Director-Generalshall, save where the President otherwise directs, act as Director-General.

(5) If both the Director-General and the Deputy Director-General are absent from duty or unable for any other reason toperform the functions of their offices, the President shall appointanother person to act as Director-General.

(6) The Deputy Director-General may resign by giving threemonths’ notice, in writing, to the President, of the Deputy Director-General’s intention to resign.

(7) The Deputy Director-General shall, on appointment, take anoath or affirmation before the President in the prescribed mannerand form.

13. (1) The Commission may appoint investigating officers,the Secretary and such other staff of the Commission, on suchterms and conditions as the Commission may determine, to assistthe Director-General in the performance of the Director-General’sfunctions under this Act.


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(2) The Secretary shall be in charge of the general administrationand shall keep the records of the Commission.

(3) An officer shall have such powers, functions and duties asprovided for, or as delegated to the officer, by the Director-Generalunder this Act.

(4) The Director-General may, if satisfied that it is in the bestinterest of the Commission, terminate the appointment of any officerof the Commission and shall assign the reasons therefor, subject toany directions by the Commission.

(5) A person aggrieved with the decision of the Director-Generalto terminate that person’s employment pursuant to subsection (3)may appeal against that decision to the Board.

(6) The Commission may, in the exercise of its functions, engagethe services of such advisors and experts as it considers necessary.

(7) The Secretary, advisors, experts and other members ofstaff of the Commission shall, on appointment, take an oath oraffirmation before the Director-General in the prescribed mannerand form.

14. (1) The Director-General, Deputy Director-General, officersand Secretary shall, before taking office under this Act —

(a) in the case of the Director-General, Deputy Director-General and Secretary, submit to the Chief Justice awritten declaration, in the prescribed form, of all theassets they own or liabilities owed to them; and

(b) in the case of the other staff of the Commission, submit toa magistrate a written declaration, in the prescribed form,of all the assets they own or liabilities owed to them.

15. (1) The Director-General shall issue to an officer of theCommission an identity card which shall be prima facie evidenceof the officer’s appointment as such.

(2) An officer shall, in performing any function under this Act—(a) be in possession of the identity card referred to in

subsection (1); and(b) show the identity card to any person who requests to see

it or is subject to an investigation under this Act.16. (1) A person shall not, without the consent in writing given

by, or on behalf of, the Commission, publish or disclose to anyperson otherwise than in the course of such person’s duties, thecontents of any document, communication or information whichrelates to, or which has come to that person’s knowledge in thecourse of that person’s duties under this Act.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offenceand is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred


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thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceedingtwo years, or to both.

(3) A person who having information which to that person’sknowledge has been published or disclosed in contravention ofsubsection (1), unlawfully publishes or communicates suchinformation to any other person, commits an offence and is liable,upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousandpenalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twoyears, or to both.

17. (1) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall lie against anofficer or member of staff of the Commission for anything done ingood faith in the exercise of the officer’s or member of staff’sfunctions under this Act.

(2) For the avoidance of any doubt, nothing in this section shallprotect any officer or member of staff for anything done outsidethe functions of office.

(3) An officer or member of staff of the Commission whocommits an offence under this Act or any other written law isliable to prosecution for that offence.

(4) An officer of the Zambia Police Force, the Drug EnforcementCommission or any other law enforcement agency may, where anofficer or a member of staff of the Commission commits an offenceunder this Act or any other written law, investigate the offence.

18. A person who pretends to—(a) be an officer of the Commission or to have any of the

powers of an officer under this Act, or under anyauthorisation or warrant issued under this Act; or

(b) be able to procure an officer of the Commission to do orrefrain from doing anything in connection with the dutiesof such officer;

commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonmentfor a period of not less than two years.

PART III

CORRUPT PRACTICES

19. (1) A public officer who, by oneself, or by, or in conjunctionwith, any other person, corruptly solicits, accepts or obtains, oragrees to accept or attempts to receive or obtain, from any personfor oneself or for any other person, any gratification as aninducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for havingdone or forborne to do, anything in relation to any matter ortransaction, actual or proposed, with which any public body is ormay be concerned, commits an offence.


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(2) A person who, by oneself, or by, or in conjunction with, anyother person, corruptly gives, promises or offers any gratificationto any public officer, whether for the benefit of that public officeror of any other public officer, as an inducement or reward fordoing or forbearing to do, anything in relation to any matter ortransaction, actual or proposed, with which any public body is ormay be concerned, commits an offence.

20. (1) A person who, by oneself, or by, or in conjunction with,any other person, corruptly solicits, accepts or obtains, or agrees toaccept or attempts to receive or obtain, from any person for oneselfor for any other person, any gratification as an inducement or rewardfor doing or forbearing to do, or for and having done or forborne todo, anything in relation to any matter or transaction actual orproposed, with which any private body is or may be concerned,commits an offence.

(2) A person who, by oneself, or by, or in conjunction with, anyother person, corruptly gives, promises or offers any gratificationto any person, whether for the benefit of that person or of anyother person, as an inducement or reward for doing or forbearingto do, or for having done or forborne to do, anything in relation toany matter or transaction, actual or proposed, with which any privatebody is or may be concerned, commits an offence.

21. (1) A public officer who, being concerned with any matteror transaction falling within, or connected with, that public officer’sjurisdiction, powers, duties or functions, corruptly solicits, acceptsor obtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to receive or obtain foroneself or for any other person any gratification in relation to suchmatter or transaction, commits an offence.

(2) A person who, being concerned with any matter or transactionfalling within the scope of authority, or connected with thejurisdiction, powers, duties or functions of any public officer, byoneself, or by, or in conjunction with, any other person, corruptlygives, promises or offers any gratification, whether directly orindirectly, to such public officer either for oneself or for any otherperson, commits an offence.

22. (1) An agent who corruptly solicits, accepts or obtains, oragrees to accept or attempts to receive or obtain, from any personfor oneself or for any other person, any gratification as aninducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for havingdone or forborne to do, anything in relation to the principal’s affairsor business, or for showing or having shown favour or disfavour toany person in relation to the principal’s affairs or business, commitsan offence.


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(2) A person who corruptly gives, promises or offers anygratification to an agent as an inducement or reward for doing orforbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, anything inrelation to the principal’s affairs or business, or for showing orhaving shown favour or disfavour to any person in relation to theprincipal’s affairs or business, commits an offence.

(3) A person who gives to an agent, or any agent who, withintent to deceive the principal, uses any receipt, account or otherdocument in respect of which the principal is interested or whichrelates to the principal’s affairs or business and which contains anystatement which is false or erroneous or defective in any materialparticular, and which to the agent’s knowledge or belief is intendedto mislead the principal, commits an offence.

23. (1) A person who being a member of any public or privatebody by oneself, or by, or in conjunction with, any other person,corruptly solicits, accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or attemptsto receive or obtain, from any person for oneself or for any otherperson, any gratification as an inducement or reward for—

(a) that person’s voting or abstaining from voting at anymeeting of such public or private body in favour of, oragainst, any measure, matter, resolution or questionsubmitted to such public or private body;

(b) that person’s performing or abstaining from performing,or for that person’s aid in procuring, expediting, delaying,hindering or preventing the performance of, any officialact by such public or private body; or

(c) that person’s aid in procuring or preventing the passing ofany vote or the granting of any contract or advantagein favour of any person;

commits an offence.(2) A person who, by oneself or by, or in conjunction with, any

other person, corruptly gives, promises or offers any gratificationto a member of any public or private body in any circumstancereferred to in subsection (1), commits an offence.

24. (1) A person who, directly or indirectly, corrupts a witnessso as to induce false testimony from the witness in a trial, hearingor other proceeding before any court, tribunal, judicial officer,committee, commission or any officer authorised by law to hearevidence or take testimony commits an offence and is liable, uponconviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

(2) A person who, by oneself, or by, or in conjunction with, anyother person, corruptly promises, offers or gives any gratificationto any witness whether for the benefit of that witness or any otherperson, with intent to influence the witness to be absent from trial,to give false testimony or withhold testimony, commits an offenceand is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period notexceeding five years.


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(3) A witness who, by oneself or by, or in conjunction with, anyother person, corruptly solicits, accepts or receives, or agrees toaccept or attempts to receive or obtain, from any person for oneselfor another person, any gratification as an inducement or rewardwhether for the witness’s benefit or any other person, in order forthe witness to be absent from trial or to give false testimony orwithhold testimony, commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction,to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.

25. (1) A person who, by oneself or by, or in conjunction with,any other person, corruptly promises, offers or gives any gratificationto any foreign public official, whether for the benefit of that foreignpublic official or any other person, as an inducement or reward fordoing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do,anything in relation to any matter or transaction, actual or proposed,with which any foreign public body is or may be concerned, commitsan offence.

(2) A foreign public official who, by oneself or by, or in conjunctionwith, any other person corruptly solicits, accepts or obtains, oragrees to accept or attempts to receive or obtain, from any personfor oneself or for any other person, any gratification as aninducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for havingdone or forbone to do, anything in relation to any matter ortransaction, actual or proposed, with which any foreign public bodyis or may be concerned, commits an offence.

26. A person who, directly or indirectly, corruptly —(a) solicits or accepts or agrees to accept any gratification,

whether for the benefit of that person or any otherperson, as an inducement or reward for a personinfluencing or having influenced the run of play or theoutcome of any sporting event; or

(b) offers or gives or agrees to give to any other person anygratification as an inducement to influence or as a rewardfor influencing or having influenced the run of play orthe outcome of a sporting event;

commits an offence.27. (1) Where a public body in which a public officer is a member,

director, employee or is otherwise engaged proposes to deal withany person or company, partnership or other undertaking in whichthat public officer has a direct or indirect private or personal interest,that public officer shall forthwith disclose, in writing to that publicbody, the nature of such interest.

(2) Where a public officer or a relative or associate of suchpublic officer has a personal interest in a decision to be taken by apublic body, that public officer shall not vote or take part in anyproceedings or process of that public body relating to such decision.


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Conflict ofinterest

(3) A public officer who contravenes subsection (1) or (2)commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonmentfor a period not exceeding three years.

28. (1) A public officer who, directly or indirectly, by oneself,or by, or in conjunction with, any other person, corruptly solicits,accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to receive orobtain, from any person for oneself or for any other person, anygratification as an inducement or reward for or otherwise on accountof, that public officer giving assistance or using influence in, orhaving given assistance or used influence in—

(a) the promotion, execution or procurement of—(i) any contract with a public body or private body

for the performance of any work, the provisionof any service, the doing of anything or thesupplying of any article, material or substance;or

(ii) any sub-contract to perform any work, provideany service, do anything or supply any article,material or substance required to be performed,provided, done or supplied under any contractwith a public body or private body; or

(b) the payment of the price, consideration or other moneysstipulated or otherwise provided for in any contract orsub-contract;

commits an offence.(2) A person who corruptly gives, promises or offers any

gratification to any public officer as an inducement or reward for,or otherwise on account of, such public officer giving assistance orusing influence in, or having given assistance or used influencein—

(a) the promotion, execution or procurement of; or(b) the payment of the price, consideration or other moneys stipulated or otherwise provided for in;

any contract or sub-contract commits an offence.29. (1) A person who, directly or indirectly, by oneself, or by, or

in conjunction with, any other person, corruptly solicits, accepts orobtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to receive or obtain fromany person for oneself or for any other person, any gratification asan inducement or reward for or otherwise on account of, thewithdrawal of a tender, or the refraining from the making of atender, for any contract with a public body or private body for theperformance of any work, the provision of any service, the doingof anything or the supplying of any article, material or substance,commits an offence.


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(2) A person who corruptly gives, promises or offers anygratification to any other person as an inducement or reward for,or otherwise on account of, the withdrawal of a tender, or therefraining from making of a tender, for a contract commits anoffence.

30. (1) A person who, by use of corrupt means interferes withthe exercise of official duties by a judge, magistrate, judicial officeror any other arbiter or law enforcement officer, commits an offenceand is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period notexceeding two years.

(2) A person who accepts or obtains, agrees to accept or attemptsto obtain, or offers or gives, a gratification for oneself or for anyother person in consideration of that person —

(a) concealing an offence;(b) shielding any other person from legal proceedings for an

offence;(c) not proceeding against any other person in relation to an

alleged offence; or(d) abandoning or withdrawing, or obtaining or endeavoring

to obtain the withdrawal of, a prosecution against anyother person;

commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonmentfor a period not exceeding two years.

31. (1) A person who, directly or indirectly by oneself, or by, orin conjunction with, any other person, corruptly solicits, accepts orobtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to receive or obtain, fromany person for oneself or for any other person, any gratification asan inducement or reward for or otherwise on account of, that personrefraining or having refrained from bidding at any sale by auctionconducted by, or on behalf of, any public body or private body,commits an offence.

(2) A person who corruptly gives, promises or offers anygratification to any other person as an inducement or reward for,or otherwise on account of, that other person’s refraining or havingrefrained from bidding at an auction commits an offence.

32. A public officer who —(a) performs or abstains from performing any act in that public

officer’s capacity as a public officer;(b) expedites, delays, hinders or prevents the performance of

any act; or(c) assists, favours, hinders or delays any person in the

transaction of any business with a public body;


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Coercion ofinvestor

in order that an investor or potential investor is coerced, compelledor induced to abandon the investment or induced to abandon theinvestment to the advantage of another person, commits an offenceand is liable, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than two hundredthousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceedingtwo years, or to both.

33. (1) A person who fraudulently or unlawfully —(a) acquires public property or a public service or benefit;(b) diverts any public property for that person’s or another

person’s benefit;(c) mortgages, charges or disposes of any public property; or(d) obtains any exemption, remission, reduction or abatement

from payment of any tax, fee, levy or charge requiredto be paid under any law;

commits an offence.(2) A person whose functions concern the administration, custody,

management, receipt or use of any part of public revenue or publicproperty commits an offence if that person —

(a) fraudulently makes payment from the public revenuefor—

(i) goods not supplied or not supplied in full; or(ii) services not rendered or not adequately rendered;

or(b) willfully fails to comply with any law or applicable

procedures or guidelines relating to the procurement,allocation, sale or disposal of property, tendering ofcontracts, management of funds or incurring of publicexpenditures.

(3) A person who commits an offence under this section isliable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceedingfive years.

(4) For the purposes of this section, “public property” meansreal or personal property, including public funds or money of apublic body or under the control of, or consigned or due to, a publicbody.

34. The Commission has jurisdiction to investigate and prosecuteany offence of bribery prescribed under the Electoral Act, 2006.

35. A person who —

(a) converts, transfers or disposes of property, knowing thatsuch property is the proceeds of corruption or relatedoffences for the purpose of concealing or disguising theillicit origin of the property or of helping any other personwho is involved in the commission of the offence toevade the consequences of that person’s action;


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(b) conceals or disguises the true nature, source, location,disposition, movement or ownership of or rights withrespect to property which is from the proceeds ofcorruption or related offences; or

(c) acquires, possesses or uses any property with theknowledge at the time of receipt, that such property isfrom the proceeds of corruption or related offences;


36. A person who, directly or indirectly, whether on thatperson’s behalf or any other person, knowingly uses or causes tobe used, or receives, holds, controls or conceals any property orany part thereof, which was obtained as gratification, or derivedfrom the proceeds of crime obtained in the commission of an offenceunder this Part commits an offence.

37. A person commits an offence who with intent to defraud orto conceal the commission of an offence under this Part or toobstruct an officer in the investigation of any offence—

(a) destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any book, document,valuable security, account, computer system, disk,computer printout or other electronic device whichbelongs to or is in the possession of or has been receivedby that person or that person’s employer, or any entry insuch book, document, account or electronic device, oris privy to any such act;

(b) makes or is privy to the making of any false entry in anybook, document, account or electronic device; or

(c) omits or is privy to the omission of any information fromany book, document, account or electronic device.

38. (1) A public officer to whom any gratification is corruptlygiven, promised or offered shall make a full report of thecircumstances of the case to an officer of the Commission or apolice officer within twenty-four hours of the occurrence of theevent, and if the public officer fails to do so without reasonablecause, commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a finenot exceeding two hundred thousand penalty units or toimprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or to both.

(2) An officer of the Commission or a police officer may arrestwithout warrant any person in respect of whom a report is madeunder subsection (1).

(3) An officer of the Commission or a police officer may searchany person arrested for an offence under this Act and take possessionof all the articles found upon that person which the police officer or


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Publicofficer’s dutyto report

officer of the Commission believes upon reasonable grounds toconstitute evidence of the commission of an offence by that personunder this Part:

Provided that a person shall not be searched exceptby a police officer, or officer of the Commission or by anyperson authorised in that behalf by a police officer or officerof the Commission, of the same sex.

39. (1) A person who aids, abets or counsels or conspireswith any person to commit an offence under this Part, commits anoffence and is liable, upon conviction, to a sentence as if that personcommitted the offence.

(2) A person who attempts to commit an offence under this Actcommits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a sentence asif that person committed the offence.

40. A person who is convicted of an offence under this Part,for which no penalty is provided, is liable—

(a) upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceedingten years;

(b) upon a second or subsequent conviction, to imprisonmentfor a term of not less than five years but not exceedingten years; and

(c) in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Act, toforfeiture to the State of any pecuniary resource,property, advantage, profit or gratification received inthe commission of an offence under this Act.

41. Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Part,the court may, in addition to the sentence that it may impose undersection forty, order the convicted person to pay to the rightful ownerthe amount or value, as determined by the court, of any gratificationactually received by that person, and such order shall be deemedto form part of the sentence:

Provided that where, after reasonable inquiry, therightful owner cannot be ascertained or traced, or wherethe rightful owner is implicated in the giving of thegratification, the court shall order that the amount or valuethereof be paid into the general revenues of the Republic.

42. Any fine imposed under the provisions of this Part and theamount or value of any gratification ordered to be paid under sectionforty-five may be recovered in accordance with the provisions ofsections three hundred and eight and three hundred and nine ofthe Criminal Procedure Code by distress and sale of the movableand immovable property of the person sentenced.


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43. (1) Where a person gives gratification to, or for, or onaccount of, an agent in contravention of any provision of this Act,the principal may recover, as a civil debt, the amount or value ofsuch gratification from the agent, and the acquittal of the agent orsuch person in respect of an offence under this Part shall not operateas a bar to any proceedings for such recovery.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be deemed to prejudice oraffect any right which any principal may have under any writtenlaw or rule to recover from the agent any money or property.

44. In any proceedings under this Act, a certificate by aGovernment valuation officer or other specialist valuer with respectto the value of any gratification or of any movable or immovableproperty shall be sufficient proof of such value, unless the contraryis proved.

45. A person convicted of an offence under this Part shall, byreason of such conviction, be disqualified for a period of ten yearsfrom the date of such conviction, from being elected or appointedto, or from holding or continuing to hold, any office or position inany public body.

46. Where an offence under this Act is committed by a bodycorporate or unincorporate body, every director or manager of thebody corporate or unincorporate body shall be liable, upon conviction,as if the director or manager had personally committed the offence,unless the director or manager proves to the satisfaction of thecourt that the act constituting the offence was done without theknowledge, consent or connivance of the director or manager orthat the director or manager took reasonable steps to prevent thecommission of the offence.

PART IV

INVESTIGATION OF CORRUPT PRACTICES

47. (1) A person who alleges that another person has engagedor is about to engage in a corrupt practice may lodge a complaintwith the Commission in the prescribed manner and form.

(2) The Commission may investigate a matter under this Act onreceipt of a complaint or on its own initiative.

(3) The Commission may refer any offence that comes to itsnotice in the course of an investigation under subsection (2) to anyother appropriate investigation authority or agency.

48. (1) The Director-General shall, upon receipt of a complaintunder section forty-six, examine each alleged corrupt practice anddecide whether or not an investigation in relation to the allegation iswarranted.


Recovery ofgratificationcorruptlyreceived byagent

Certificate ofGovernmentvaluationofficer orotherspecialistvaluer

Effect ofconviction

Offences bybodycorporate orunincorporatebody

Lodging ofcomplaint

Considerationof complaint

(2) The Director-General may, in deciding whether to investigatean alleged corrupt practice, consider —

(a) the seriousness of the conduct or involvement to whichthe allegation relates;

(b) whether or not the allegation is frivolous or vexatious;(c) whether or not the conduct or involvement to which the

allegation relates is or has been the subject of aninvestigation or other action by any other appropriateauthority under any other written law; and

(d) whether or not, in all the circumstances, the carrying outof an investigation for the purpose of this Act in relationto the allegation will disclose the commission or likelihoodof the commission of an offence under this Act.

(3) The Director-General shall, where the Director-Generaldetermines that an investigation into an allegation is warranted,decide whether the Commission shall carry out the investigation orwhether the allegation should be referred to another appropriateauthority for investigation or action.

(4) The Director-General may, for purposes of performing thefunctions under this section—

(a) make such preliminary inquiry as the Director-Generalconsiders necessary; and

(b) consult any other appropriate authority.(5) The Director-General shall inform the complainant, in writing,

of the decision of the Commission in relation to the allegation.49. (1) The Director-General may, by notice, in writing, require

any person whose affairs are being investigated or any other personwho the Director-General has reason to believe may haveinformation or documents relevant to an investigation to—

(a) attend before the Director-General as may be specifiedin the notice;

(b) answer questions with respect to any matter or supplyany information that may be relevant to the investigation;or

(c) produce for inspection any documents which are specifiedin the notice.

(2) Subsection (1) shall apply without prejudice to a person’srights under any other law relating to privilege.

50. (1) An officer may, without a warrant, enter and searchany premises, other than a private dwelling except if the privatedwelling is used for business purposes, for the purpose of attachingand removing, if necessary, any record, return, report, documentor article, if the owner, occupier of the premises or other person incontrol of the premises consents to the entry, search, seizure and


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Power torequireattendancebeforeDirector-General

removal of the record, return, book, document or article.(2) An officer exercising any power under this section shall,

before entering and searching any premises, ensure that the owner,occupier or person in control of the premises is present.

51. (1) The Director-General, the Deputy Director-General oran officer of the Commission, in the performance of their duties,may apply for a warrant to a judge or a magistrate.

(2) A judge or magistrate to whom an application for a warrantis made under subsection (1) may issue the warrant where—

(a) there are reasonable grounds to believe that —(i) a person has failed to produce the documents

required for purposes of this Act;(ii) a person has failed to answer any questions asked

for purposes of an investigation or that anyanswer given to any question is false ormisleading in a material particular or isincomplete;

(iii) it is not practicable to serve a notice on a personby reason of the fact that the person cannot belocated or is absent from Zambia, or that theservice of a notice might prejudice aninvestigation; or

(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that any documentor other thing relevant to an investigation or that may beevidence of an offence under this Act is placed,deposited or concealed in the premises to which thewarrant relates.

(3) A warrant issued under subsection (2) shall confer on theDirector-General, the Deputy Director-General or an officer ofthe Commission power to —

(a) access all the books, records, returns, reports and otherdocuments relating to the work of any public or privatebody;

(b) enter and search, at any time, the premises of any publicor private body or any vessel, boat, aircraft or otherconveyance, where the Director-General, DeputyDirector-General or officer has reasonable grounds tobelieve that any property or thing corruptly acquired hasbeen placed, deposited or concealed therein;

(c) search for and remove any document or other thing thatmay be relevant to an investigation or may be evidenceof an offence;

(d) where necessary, take copies of any document or extractsfrom documents that the person executing the warrant


Search withwarrant

believes on reasonable grounds may be relevant to aninvestigation; and

(e) where necessary, to require any person to reproduce, orto assist to reproduce, in usable form, any informationrecorded or stored in any documents.

(4) In the exercise of powers of entry and search conferredunder paragraph (b) of subsection (3), the Director-General, theDeputy Director-General or other officer of the Commission, mayuse such reasonable force as is necessary and justifiable in thecircumstances, and may be accompanied or assisted by such otherpersons as they consider necessary to assist them to enter into, orupon, any premises, or upon any vessel, boat, aircraft or otherconveyance, as the case may be.

(5) A person who accompanies or assists the Director-General,the Deputy Director-General or other officer of the Commission toenter into or upon any premises or upon any vessel, boat, aircraftor other conveyance, as the case may be, shall, during the periodof such accompaniment or assistance, enjoy the same immunityas is conferred under section seventeen upon an officer of theCommission.

52. (1) The Director-General or an officer may, with a courtorder, investigate any bank account, share account, purchaseaccount, expense account or any other account or safe deposit boxin any bank.

(2) An order made under subsection (1) shall be sufficient forthe disclosure or production by any person of all or any information,account, document or article that may be required by an officer ofthe Commission so authorised.

53. (1) The Director-General, the Deputy Director-General oran officer of the Commission authorised in that behalf by theDirector-General may arrest a person, without warrant, if the officerhas reasonable grounds to believe that such person has committedor is about to commit an offence under this Act.

(2) Where a person is arrested without warrant undersubsection (1), such person may, at any time before appearing incourt, while the person is in custody, be admitted to bail uponproviding surety or sureties sufficient, in the opinion of the Director-General, Deputy Director-General or an officer authorised in thatbehalf by the Director-General, to secure that person’s appearancebefore court, or the person may be released upon that person’sown recognizance on such conditions as the officer thinks fit.

(3) A bail bond issued under this section shall be dealt with inaccordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.


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54. (1) Where in the course of an investigation into an offenceunder this Act, an officer has reasonable grounds to suspect thatany movable or immovable property which is derived or acquiredfrom corrupt practices, is the subject matter of an offence or isevidence relating to an offence, the officer shall, with a warrant,seize the property.

(2) An officer who seizes any property pursuant to subsection(1) shall prepare and sign a list of all the movable or immovableproperty seized under that subsection and of the places in whichthe property is found.

(3) An officer shall serve a copy of the list referred to insubsection (2) on the owner of the property or on the person fromwhom the property was seized, not later than thirty days from thedate of seizure.

(4) For the purpose of this section, “property” means real orpersonal property of any description, and includes money and anyinterest in the real or personal property.

55. (1) An officer shall effect a seizure by removing themovable property from the custody or control of the person fromwhom it is seized and placing it under the custody of such otherperson or authority and at such place as the officer may determine.

(2) An officer shall, where it is not practicable or otherwisenot desirable to effect the removal of any property under subsection(1), leave it at the premises in which it is seized under the custodyof such person as the officer may determine.

(3) An officer shall, where property is seized under subsection(2), make a record, in writing, specifying in detail the circumstancesof, and the reason for, the seizure of the property and subsequentleaving of the property at the premises.

56. (1) The Director-General may, by written notice to a personwho is the subject of an investigation in respect of an offencealleged or suspected to have been committed under this Act, oragainst whom a prosecution for an offence has been instituted,direct that such person shall not dispose of, or otherwise deal with,any property specified in such notice without the consent of theDirector-General.

(2) A notice issued under subsection (1) may be served bydelivering it personally to the person to whom it is addressed ormay, where the Director-General is satisfied that that person cannotbe found, or is not in the Republic, be served on or brought to theknowledge of, that person in such other manner as the Director-General may direct.

(3) A notice issued under subsection (1) shall have effect fromthe time of service and shall continue in force for a period of nine


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months or until cancelled by the Director-General, whichever isearlier:

Provided that the Director-General may issue a freshnotice upon the expiry of the previous one for such furtherfinal term of six months to facilitate the conclusion of aninvestigation.

(4) A person who, having been served with, or having knowledgeof a notice issued under subsection (1), disposes of or otherwisedeals with, any property specified in the notice other than inaccordance with the consent of the Director-General, commits anoffence, and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a termnot exceeding five years.

(5) A person aggrieved with the directive of the Director-Generalissued under subsection (1) may apply to the High Court for anorder to reverse or vary the directive.

(6) An application made under subsection (5) shall give noticeto the Director-General of the day appointed for the hearing of theapplication as a judge of the High Court may order.

(7) The High Court may, on the hearing of an application undersubsection (5)—

(a) confirm the directive;(b) reverse the directive and consent to the disposal of, or

other dealing with, any property specified in the notice,subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; or

(c) vary the directive as it thinks fit. 57. (1) The Commission may, where it has reasonable grounds

to believe that a third party is holding any property, including moneyin a bank account for, or on behalf of, or to the order of, a personwho is under investigation, by notice, in writing, under the hand ofthe Director-General, serve a notice on the third party directingthat the third party shall not dispose of, or otherwise deal with, anyproperty specified in the notice.

(2) A notice issued under subsection (1) shall be served on thethird party to whom it is directed and on the person beinginvestigated.

(3) The Commission may, in issuing a notice under this sectionimpose such conditions as it may determine.

(4) A notice issued under subsection (1) shall have effect fromthe time of service upon the person to whom it is addressed andshall continue in force for a period of twelve months unless cancelledor varied by the Director-General:

Provided that the Director-General may issue a freshnotice upon the expiry of the previous one for such furtherfinal term of six months to facilitate the conclusion of aninvestigation.


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(5) A third party on whom a notice is served under subsection(1) who disposes of, or deals with, the property specified in thenotice without the consent of the Director-General commits anoffence and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a periodnot exceeding five years.

(6) A third party on whom a notice is served under this sectionshall not dispose of, or otherwise deal with, the property specifiedin the notice except in accordance with the terms of the notice.

(7) Subsections (5), (6) and (7) of section fifty-five apply tothis section.

58. A person who—(a) knowingly makes, or causes to be made, to the Commission,

false testimony or a false report in any material particularon any offence or matter under investigation;

(b) destroys, alters, conceals or removes any books,document, record or evidence that the person believesmay be relevant to an investigation or proceeding underthis Act;

(c) destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any valuable security,account, computer system, disk, computer printout orother electronic device or any entry in any book,document, account or electronic device;

(d) knowingly misleads the Director-General, the DeputyDirector- General or any other officer of the Commissionby giving any false information or statement or makinga false allegation;

(e) obstructs, insults, assaults, hinders or delays an officer ofthe Commission in the lawful exercise of the powersconferred on the officer under this Act;

(f) refuses or fails, without reasonable cause, to give to theDirector-General or an officer of the Commission onrequest, any document or information required forpurposes of this Act;

(g) fails to comply with any lawful demand of the Director-General, Deputy Director-General or an officer of theCommission under this Act;

(h) fails to produce, conceals or attempts to conceal anyproperty, document or book in relation to which thereare reasonable grounds to believe is used to commit anoffence or is a proceed of an offence under this Act; or

(i) destroys anything to prevent the seizure of any property ordocument or securing of the property or documents;



Generaloffences

PART VPOWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

59. (1) A prosecution for an offence under Part III shall not beinstituted except by, or with, the consent of the Director of PublicProsecutions.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person may be chargedwith an offence under Part III and may be arrested, or a warrantfor that person’s arrest may be issued and executed, and the personmay be remanded by the court in custody or on bail notwithstandingthat the written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions tothe institution of a prosecution for the offence with which thatperson ischarged has not been obtained.

(3) Where a person is brought before a court before the writtenconsent of the Director of Public Prosecutions to the institution ofa prosecution against that person is obtained, the charge shall beexplained to the accused person but the accused person shall notbe called upon to plead.

60. (1) If any person, against whom investigations orproceedings for an offence under Part III are pending, is preparingor about to leave Zambia, whether temporarily or permanently, theDirector of Public Prosecutions or any officer authorised in thatbehalf, may apply to any court for an order requiring such personto furnish bail in any sum, or, if already admitted to bail, in suchgreater sum and on such additional conditions, as the case may be,with or without sureties, and in any such application the court maymake such order as it considers appropriate.

(2) An order made under this section, whether originally or onreview, shall be reviewed within thirty days by the court whichmade the order.

PART VIEVIDENCE, PRESUMPTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

61. (1) Where, in any proceeding under this Act, it is proved thatany gratification has been received by any person with theknowledge and acquiescence or consent of the accused person,and the court is satisfied, having regard to that person’s relationshipto the accused person or to any other circumstances that suchperson has received the gratification for or on behalf of the accusedperson, or otherwise on account of, or in connection with, the officeor duties of the accused person, the gratification in the absence ofa satisfactory explanation, shall be presumed to have been receivedby the accused person.


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(2) Where, in any proceedings for an offence under Part III ,it is proved that any person solicited, accepted or obtained or agreedto accept or attempted to receive or obtain any payment in any ofthe circumstances set out in the relevant section under which thatperson is charged, then such payment shall, in the absence of asatisfactory explanation be presumed to have been solicited,accepted or obtained or agreed to be accepted, received or obtainedcorruptly.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), “payment” means anycorrupt payment, whether in cash or in kind.

62. (1) Subject to the Plea Negotiations and Agreements Act,2010, the Director of Public Prosecutions may, at any time, with aview to obtaining at a trial the evidence of any person directly orindirectly concerned with or privy to an offence under Part III,tender indemnity to such person on condition that the person makesa full and true disclosure of all facts or circumstances within thatperson’s knowledge relating to the offence and to every other personinvolved in the commission thereof, whether as principal or in anyother capacity, together with the delivery up of any document orthing constituting evidence or corroboration of the commission ofthe offence by the person to be charged or the accused person, asthe case may be.

(2) The court shall record in the manner prescribed by theCriminal Procedure Code the evidence on oath of every personaccepting indemnity under subsection (1) and shall transmit therecord of such evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(3) A person accepting indemnity under this section shall beexamined as a witness at the trial.

(4) Where a person who has accepted indemnity under thissection has, either by wilfully concealing anything material to thecase, or by giving false evidence, not complied with the conditionon which the indemnity was made, that person may be prosecutedfor the offence in respect of which the indemnity was tendered orfor any other offence of which the person appears to have beenguilty in connection with the same matter.

(5) A person to whom indemnity has been made undersubsection (1), who in the opinion of the court, has made a trueand full disclosure of all things as to which that person is lawfullyexamined, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of indemnityunder the hand of the Director of Public Prosecutions stating thatthe person has made a true and full disclosure of all things as towhich the person was examined, and such certificate shall be a barto all legal proceedings against that person in respect of all suchthings as aforesaid.


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63. The provisions of the Public Interest Disclosure (Protectionof Whistleblowers) Act, 2010, shall apply in relation to the protectionof whistleblowers and other related matters.

64. Where a public officer has corruptly solicited, accepted,obtained or agreed to accept or attempted to receive or obtain anygratification, it shall not be a defence in any trial in respect of anoffence under Part III that —

(a) the appointment, nomination or election of such personor any other person as a public officer was invalid orvoid; or

(b) the public officer or any other public officer did not havethe power, authority or opportunity of doing, or offorbearing from doing, the act, favour or disfavour towhich the gratification related.

65. Where any commission, body or tribunal established by orunder the Constitution, or appointed under the Inquiries Act, in thecourse, or upon conclusion, of any proceedings before it, is of theopinion that the conduct of any person appears to constitute anoffence under this Act and ought to be inquired into for the purposesof this Act, the commission, body or tribunal concerned shall, subjectto any prohibition, restriction or restraint imposed upon it by, orunder, the Constitution or any other written law, communicate itsopinion to the Director-General, together with the particulars ofthe person concerned and such other facts of the case as thecommission, body or tribunal may consider necessary.

66. For the purposes of any proceedings in respect of anoffence under this Act, the court may, at any stage of the proceedings,direct that any specified fact may be proved at the trial by affidavit:

Provided that the deponent may be summoned for crossexamination.

67. (1)Where, at the conclusion of the trial of a person chargedwith an offence under Part III, the court is of the opinion that anyperson has wilfully, and with intent to harm or injure the accusedperson in any manner made a false, frivolous or groundless complaintor allegation against the accused person, the court shall certify thatopinion in writing and shall transmit it together with a certified copyof the record of the proceedings to the Director of PublicProsecutions.

(2) Any person who, in the opinion of the court certified undersubsection (1) has made a false, frivolous or groundless complaintor allegation to the effect that any person has committed orattempted to commit, or aided, abetted or counselled the commissionof, or conspired with any other person to commit, any offenceunder Part III, commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to


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imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine notexceeding ten thousand penalty units, or to both.

68. The provisions of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act,2010, shall apply in relation to the seizure and forfeiture of anyproceeds or property corruptly acquired by any person and anyother related matters.

69. A person who tampers with any property that is seized orforfeited under this Act commits an offence and is liable, uponconviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years.

70. (1) If, on the trial of a person who has committed an offenceunder Part III, it is not proved that the accused person committedthe offence charged but it is proved that the accused personcommitted some other offence under this Act, the accused personmay, notwithstanding the absence of the written consent of theDirector of Public Prosecutions in respect of such other offence,be convicted of such other offence, and be liable to be dealt withaccordingly.

(2) If, on the trial of any person for any offence under PartIII, there is any material variance between the particulars of theoffence charged and the evidence adduced in support thereof, suchvariance shall not, of itself, entitle the accused person to an acquittalof the offence charged if, in the opinion of the court, there is primafacie evidence of the commission of that offence.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), notwithstanding the absence ofthe written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions in respectof the particulars supported by the evidence adduced, the courtmay make the necessary amendment to the particulars and shallthereupon read and explain the same to the accused person andthe accused person shall be called to plead to the amended particularsand the parties shall be allowed to recall and examine, on mattersrelevant to such amendment, any witness who may have beenexamined and to call any further witness.

(4) If an amendment is made under subsection (3) after theprosecution’s case is closed, no further witness shall be called bythe prosecution other than a witness on such matters only as itwould, apart from the provisions of this subsection, be permissibleto call and put in evidence in rebuttal.


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PART VIIGENERAL PROVISIONS

71. Except where otherwise specifically provided for, allapplications under this Act shall be commenced by way of originatingsummons.

72. (1) A public body shall keep a register of gifts which shallbe administered by the controlling officer or chief executive officerof the public body, as the case may be.

(2) The Commission may, by statutory instrument, make rulesrelating to the management of the register of gifts.

73. The Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Actapplies to offences under this Act, except where the provisions ofthat Act are inconsistent with this Act.

74. Subject to the Constitution, where there is any inconsistencybetween the provisions of this Act and those of any other writtenlaw relating to corrupt practices, the provisions of this Act shallprevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

75. In any proceedings for an offence under this Act it shall bea valid defence that the gratification offered or accepted is anentertainment or a casual gift.

76. (1) This Act shall have effect within as well as outsideZambia and notwithstanding where any offence is committed byany person, that person may be dealt with in respect of such offenceas if it has been committed within Zambia.

(2) Any proceedings against any person under this sectionwhich would be a bar to subsequent proceedings against such personfor the same offence, if such offence had been committed inZambia, shall be a bar to further proceedings against that personunder any written law for the time being in force relating to theextradition of persons, in respect of the same offence outsideZambia.

77. An offence under this Act shall be deemed to be anextraditable offence under the provisions of the Extradition Act.

78. The Commission may, by statutory instrument, make rulesfor the—

(a) appointment, including the power to confirm appointmentsof persons, to any office in respect of which theCommission is charged with the responsibility under thisAct;

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(b) disciplinary control of persons holding or acting in anyoffice;

(c) termination of appointments and the removal of personsfrom office; and

(d) practice and procedure of the Commission in the exerciseof its functions under this Act.

79. (1)The President may, in consultation with the Commission,make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions ofthis Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), theregulations made under that subsection may provide for —

(a) the prevention of corruption generally;(b) the disclosure by public officers of interest in contracts or

proposed contracts;(c) the control and maintenance of the register of gifts;

(d) the creation and keeping of registers for the recording ofassets and information, the powers, functions and dutiesof the controlling officers;

(e) protection to informers, whistleblowers and complainants;(f) the procedure for lodging and dealing with complaints;

(g) the procedure for declaring of interest and assets byofficers of the Commission;

(h) the disposal of recovered gratification;(i) anti-corruption strategies in private and public bodies;

(j) the form of oaths to be declared under this Act;(k) the establishment, composition, tenure, procedure and any

other matters in respect of committees; and(l) generally the carrying into effect of the purposes of this

Act.

80. (1) The Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 1996, is herebyrepealed.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), all the investigations,prosecutions and other legal proceedings, instituted or commencedunder the repealed Act, and pending immediately before thecommencement of this Act by or against the former Commission,may be continued by or against the Commission.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), all the property, assets,rights, liabilities and obligations of the former Commission existingimmediately before the commencement of this Act, shall vest andcontinue to vest in, and subsist against the Commission, togetherwith the rights, liabilities and obligations arising out of any contractor otherwise, as if this Act had not come into force.


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(4) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a person who,immediately before the commencementof this Act, held office as aCommissioner of the former Commission shall continue to holdsuch office as a Commissioner until the expiry of the term, afterwhich the Commissioners shall be appointed in accordance withthe provisions of this Act.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any rules, regulations,orders, notices, prescriptions and other instruments or directivesissued under the Act hereby repealed and in existence immediatelybefore the commencement of this Act, shall continue in operationuntil their expiration or until their express repeal or revocation.

81. A person who, before the commencement of this Act, wasan officer or member of staff of the former Commission, shallcontinue to be an officer or member of staff of the Commission, asthe case may be, as if appointed or employed under this Act.

SCHEDULE

(Section 4 (3))

ADMINISTRATION OF COMMISSION

PART I

THE BOARD OF THE COMMISSION

1. (1) The seal of the Commission shall be such device as maybe determined by the Board and shall be kept by the Secretary.

(2) The affixing of the seal shall be authenticated by theChairperson or any other person authorised in that behalf by aresolution of the Board.

(3) Any document purporting to be under the seal of theCommission or issued on behalf of the Commission shall be receivedin evidence and shall be deemed to be so executed or issued, as thecase may be, without further proof, unless the contrary is proved.

2. (1) There is hereby constituted a Board of Commissionerswhich shall be the governing body of the Commission.

(2) The Board shall consist of the following Commissioners:

(a) the Chairperson, who shall be a person who has held, oris qualified to hold, high judicial office;

(b) the Vice-Chairperson; and(c) three other persons.

(3) The Commissioners shall be appointed by the President,subject to ratification by the National Assembly.


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(4) A person is eligible to be appointed as a Commissioner if

that person —(a) is a citizen of Zambia;(b) is permanently resident in Zambia;

(c) is of high integrity; and(d) has served with distinction at a senior level in a

Government office or a registered profession orvocation.

(5) A person shall not be appointed as a Commissioner if thatperson —

(a) holds office in, or is an employee of, any political party; or(b) has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or

dishonesty, or any other offence under this Act or anyother written law and sentenced therefor to a term ofimprisonment of six months or more without the optionof a fine.

3. (1) A Commissioner shall, subject to the other provisions ofthis Schedule, hold office for a term of three years and may beappointed for a further period of three years:

Provided that a Commissioner shall only hold office for twoterms.

(2) A Commissioner may resign upon giving one month’s noticein writing to the President.

(3) The office of a Commissioner shall become vacant —

(a) if the Commissioner is absent, without reasonable excusefrom three consecutive meetings of the Commission ofwhich the Commissioner has had notice;

(b) if the Commissioner is adjudged bankrupt;(c) if the Commissioner is convicted of an offence under this

Act or any other written law and sentenced therefor toimprisonment for a term of six months or more, withoutthe option of a fine;

(d) if the Commissioner is declared to be of unsound mind;or

(e) upon the Commissioner’s death.4. A Commissioner shall not take up office unless the

Commissioner furnishes a declaration of assets and liabilities to theChief Justice in the prescribed form.

5. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Board mayregulate its own procedures.


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(2) The Board shall meet for the transaction of business at leastonce in every three months at such places and times as the Boardmay determine.

(3) A meeting of the Board may be called by the Chairpersonupon giving notice of not less than fourteen days, and shall be calledby the Chairperson if not less than one third of the members sorequest in writing:

Provided that if the urgency of any particular matterdoes not permit the giving of such notice, a special meetingmay be called upon a shorter notice given by three membersof the Board.

(4) The Chairperson with two other Commissioners shallconstitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board.

(5) There shall preside at any meeting of the Board —(a) the Chairperson;(b) in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson;

or(c) in the absence of both the Chairperson and the Vice-

Chairperson, such other Commissioner as theCommissioners present may elect for the purpose ofthat meeting.

(6) A decision of the Board on any question shall be by amajority of the Commissioners present and voting at the meetingand in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at themeeting shall have a casting vote, in addition to that person’sdeliberative vote.

(7) The Board may invite any person, whose presence is in itsopinion desirable, to attend and to participate in the deliberations ofa meeting of the Board, but such person shall have no vote.

(8) The validity of any proceedings, acts or decisions of theBoard shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership ofthe Board or by any defect in the appointment of any Commissioneror by reason that any person not entitled to do so, took part in theproceedings.

6. (1) The Board may, for the purpose of performing its functionsunder this Act, establish such committees as it considers necessaryand delegate to any of those committees such of its functions as itconsiders fit.

(2) Subject to subparagraph (1), the Board may appoint asmembers of a committee persons who are, or are not,Commissioners, except that at least one member of a committeeshall be a Commissioner.


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(3) A person serving as a member of a committee shall holdoffice for such period as the Board may determine.

(4) Subject to any specific or general direction of the Board, acommittee may regulate its own procedure.

7. There shall be paid to a Commissioner or a member of acommittee such remuneration and allowances as the Board maydetermine with the approval of the President.

8. (1) If any person is present at a meeting of the Board or anycommittee at which any matter is the subject of consideration, andin which matter that person or that person’s spouse, relative,friendor associate is directly or indirectly interested in a private capacity,that person shall, as soon as is practicable after the commencementof the meeting, declare such interest and shall not, unless the Boardor the committee otherwise directs, take part in any considerationor discussion of, or vote on, any question relating to that matter.

(2) A disclosure of interest made under subparagraph (1) shallbe recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which it is made.

9. (1) A person shall not, without the consent in writing given by,or on behalf of, the Commission, publish or disclose to anyunauthorised person, otherwise than in the course of duties of thatperson, the contents of any document, communication or informationwhatsoever, which relates to or which has come to the knowledgeof that person in the course of that person’s duties under this Act.

(2) A person who contravenes subparagraph (1) commits anoffence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding twohundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period notexceeding two years, or to both.

(3) A person who, having any information which to theknowledge of that person has been published or disclosed incontravention of sub-paragraph (1), unlawfully publishes orcommunicates the information to any other person, commits anoffence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding twohundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period notexceeding two years, or to both.

10. An action or other proceeding shall not lie or be institutedagainst a Commissioner or a member of a committee of theCommission for, or in respect of, any act or thing done or omittedto be done in good faith in the exercise of or performance, orpurported exercise or performance of any of the powers, functionsor duties conferred under this Act.


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PART IIFINANCIAL PROVISIONS

11. (1) The funds of the Commission shall consist of such moniesas may —

(a) be appropriated to the Commission by Parliament for thepurposes of the Commission;

(b) be paid to the Commission by way of grants or donations;and

(c) otherwise vest in or accrue to the Commission.(2)The Commission may, subject to the approval of the

President—

(a) accept monies by way of grants or donations from anysource within or outside Zambia; and

(b) raise by way of loans or otherwise, such monies as it mayrequire for the discharge of its functions.

(3) There shall be paid from the funds of the Commission—

(a) the salaries, allowances, pensions and loans of themembers of staff of the Commission;

(b) such reasonable travelling and other allowances for theCommissioners and the members of any committeewhen engaged on the business of the Commission, atsuch rates as the Board may determine; and

(c) any other expenses incurred by the Commission in theperformance of its functions under this Act.

(4) The Board may invest in such manner as it considersappropriate such funds of the Commission which it does notimmediately require for the performance of its functions.

12. The financial year of the Commission shall be a period oftwelve months ending on 31st December in each year.

13. (1) The Commission shall cause to be kept proper booksof account and other records relating to its accounts.

(2) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited annuallyby the Auditor-General or an auditor appointed by the Auditor-General.

(3) The Auditor-General’s fees shall be paid by the Commission.14. (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than ninety days

after the end of the financial year, the Commission shall submit tothe President a report concerning its activities during the financialyear.

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(2) The report referred to in subparagraph (1) shall includeinformation on the financial affairs of the Commission and thereshall be appended to the report —

(a) an audited balance sheet;

(b) an audited statement of income and expenditure; and(c)such other information as the President may require.

(3) The President shall, not later than seven days after the firstsitting of the National Assembly next after receipt of the reportreferred to in subparagraph (1), lay the report before the NationalAssembly.



ACTNo. 48 of 2010

Date of Assent: 7th December, 2010

An Act to amend the Value Added Tax Act.[10th December, 2010

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Value Added Tax

(Amendment) Act, 2010, and shall be read as one with the ValueAdded Tax Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on 1st January, 2011.2. The principal Act is amended in section two —(a) by the deletion of —

(i) the definition of “commercial property” and thesubstitution therefor of the following:

“commercial property” means abuilding that is used for commercialpurposes, and includes an office building,an industrial building, a health facility, ahotel, a shopping mall, a retail store, ashopping centre, a warehouse, a garage,a recreation centre, a dwelling house anda multi-facility dwelling apartment;; and

(ii) the definition of “Tribunal” and the substitutiontherefor of the following:

“Tribunal” means the Revenue AppealsTribunal established under the RevenueAppeals Tribunal Act, 1998;; and

(b) by the insertion in the appropriate places of the followingnew definitions:

“accounting year” means a period oftwelve months ending on 30th June or suchother period as the Commissioner-Generalmay prescribe; and

“health facility” has the meaningassigned to it in the Health ProfessionsAct, 2009;.

3. The principal Act is amended in subsection (2) of sectionthirty-four by the deletion of the words “Commissioner of ValueAdded Tax” and the substitution therefor of the words“Commissioner of Domestic Taxes”.

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4. The principal Act is amended —(a) by the deletion of the words “Commissioner of Value Added

Tax” wherever they appear and the substitution thereforof the words “Commissioner of Domestic Taxes”;

(b) by the deletion of the words “Value Added Tax Division”wherever they appear and the substitution therefor ofthe words “Domestic Taxes Division”; and

(c) by the deletion of the words “Value Added Tax AppealsTribunal” wherever they appear and the substitutiontherefor of the words “Revenue Appeals Tribunal”.

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THE PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2010

MEMORANDUM

The object of this Bill is to amend the Property Transfer Tax Act so as to—

(a) increase the property transfer tax rate from three percent to five per-cent;

(b) prohibit the avoidance of payment of property transfer tax; and

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

M. M. KONDOLO, Solicitor-General

N.A.B. 57, 20107th October, 2010


ACTNo. 50 of 2010


An Act to amend the Property Transfer Tax Act.[10th December, 2010


1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Property Transfer Tax(Amendment) Act, 2010, and shall be read as one with the PropertyTransfer Tax Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on 1st April, 2011, andsubject to any provisions to the contrary, shall have effect in relationto the charge of tax for the charge year ending on 31st March,2012, and in relation to each subsequent charge year.

2. Section four of the principal Act is amended in subsection(2) by the deletion of the words “three percent” and the

substitution therefor of the words “five percent”.3. The principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately

after section nine A of the following new section:

9B. (1) Where the Commissioner-General has reasonablegrounds to believe that the main purpose or one of the main purposesfor which any transaction was effected was the avoidance orreduction of liability to tax for any charge year, or that the mainbenefit which might have been expected to accrue from thetransaction within the three years immediately following thecompletion thereof, was the avoidance or reduction of liability totax, the Commissioner-General may, if the Commissioner-Generaldetermines it to be just and reasonable, direct that such adjustmentsshall be made as respects liability to tax as the Commissioner-General considers appropriate to counteract the avoidance orreduction of liability to tax which would otherwise be effected bythe transaction.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferredby subsection (1), the powers conferred thereby extend to—

(a) the charging with tax the income of persons who, but forthe adjustments, would not be chargeable with any taxor would not be chargeable to the same extent; and

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(b) the charging of a greater amount of tax than would be chargeable butfor the adjustments.

(3) Any direction of the Commissioner-General under this section shall specifythe transaction giving rise to the direction and adjustments as respects liability totax which the Commissioner-General considers appropriate.

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ACTNo. 51 of 2010


An Act to amend the Road Traffic Act, 2002.

[ 10th December, 2010


1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment)Act, 2010, and shall be read as one with the Road Traffic Act,2002, in this Act referred to as the principal Act.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on 1st January, 2011.

2. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of the SecondSchedule and the substitution therefor of the Second Schedule setout in the Appendix.

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APPENDIX

(Section 2)

SECOND SCHEDULE

(Section 42)

TAXES PAYABLE PER ANNUM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER LICENCES

Item Fee Units

1. Motor vehicles owned by the Government 0

2. For every hand-cart per wheel 11

3. For every motor-cycle 167

4. For every motor vehicle, if the manufacturer’s permitted gross weight—

(a) does not exceed 800kg 1,000

(b) exceeds 800kg but does not exceed 1,000kg 1,166.7

(c) exceeds 1,000kg but does not exceed 1,200kg 1,333.3

(d) exceeds 1,200kg but does not exceed 1,400kg 1,500

(e) exceeds 1,400kg but does not exceed 1,600kg 1,666.7

(f) exceeds 1,600kg but does not exceed 2,000kg 1,833.3

(g) exceeds 2,000kg but does not exceed 4,000kg 2,083.3

(h) exceeds 4,000kg but does not exceed 6,000kg 2,333.3

(i) exceeds 6,000kg but does not exceed 9,000kg 2,666.7

(j) exceeds 9,000kg but does not exceed 12,000kg 3,000

(k) exceeds 12,000kg but does not exceed 15,000kg 3,333.3

(l) exceeds 15,000kg but does not exceed 17,000kg 4,166.7

(m) exceeds 17,000kg but does not exceed 20,000kg 5,416.7

(n) exceeds 20,000kg 12,500

5. For each motor dealer’s licence 5,556

6. For each identification number included in a motor dealer’s licence 833

7. For every farm vehicle licence 556

8. For every farm vehicle tractor on a road otherwise than in accordance with a farm

vehicle licence 833

Note:

1. Where any licence is issued in respect of the period 1st January to 30th June or 1st July to31st December, fiftyfive per centum of the above mentioned taxes shall be payable.

2. For every quarterly licence thirty per centum of the above taxes shall be payable.

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