[…]2021 and consequently enacted into law by the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act No. 2 of 2021 on 1 April 2021. The Act has introduced elaborate provisions relating to cyber security and cyber crimes in […]
Authors: Jacqueline Jhala and Dalitso Ng’ona Date: 15 September 2023 On 27 June 2023, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Reuben Mutolo Phiri, duly issued the Agricultural Institute of Zambia Act (Commencement) Order, S.I. No 19 of 2023 which brought into effect the Agricultural Institute of Zambia Act No.2 of 2017 (the […]
[…]of Heavy and Bulk Commodities by Road) (Reservation) Regulations, 2021 (the “Reservation Regulations”) on 30 April 2021, pursuant to section 21 of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Act No. 9 of 2006 (the “CEEA”). Section 21 of the CEEA empowers the President, via Statutory Instrument, to reserve specific areas of commerce, trade, and industry for targeted citizens, citizen empowered companies, citizen influenced companies and citizen owned companies. To the best of our knowledge, the Reservation Regulations are yet to come into force as they have not been published in the […]
[…]citizen influenced companies and citizen owned companies. The Reservation Regulations came into force on 4 May 2021, being the date of publication in the […]
[…]26 October 2023 Following our previous alert regarding the appointment of the Data Protection Commissioner (the “Commissioner”), we have received guidance from the office of the Commissioner that full enforcement of the Data Protection Act will commence in March […]
[…]and Consumer Protection Act accords power to the Zambian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to conduct dawn raids where they are of the view that a business may be involved in restrictive business practices or could be abusing its dominance in a relevant market. However, dawn raids have the potential to significantly disrupt business operations and productivity during and post the proceeding if you are not organised. This article answers some of the key questions pertaining to dawn […]
[…]of the High Court, namely, the Economic and Financial Crimes Court (“EFCC”) pursuant to the Economic and Financial Crimes (Division of Court) Order 2022, Statutory Instrument No. 5 of 2022 (“SI No. […]
[…]guide provides guidance on merger control system in Zambia with respect to the legislation controlling mergers, notification and clearance timetables, thresholds, triggers and […]
[…]areas of collaboration include legal research, financial support for school activities and retention of students on internship and possible permanent […]
[…]issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Likando Lyuwa as Data Protection Commissioner (“Commissioner“) under the Data Protection Act No. 3 of 2021 (the “DPA”). Following this announcement, we await appointment of the two Deputy Data Protection Commissioners and other staff as may be necessary for the performance of the functions of the office of the […]