General Loans (Guarantee) Act

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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
THE GENERAL LOANS (GUARANTEE) ACT
CHAPTER 358 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 358 THE GENERAL LOANS (GUARANTEE) ACT
THE GENERAL LOANS (GUARANTEE) ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Guarantee of obligations of corporation
4. Application of borrowing of corporation
5. Repayment of sums paid by United Kingdom under guarantee
6. Implementation of agreements
SCHEDULE -Form of guarantee in relation to loans by the World Bank
CHAPTER 358
GENERAL LOANS (GUARANTEE) 51 of 1964
Government Notice
497 of 1964

ents
SCHEDULE -Form of guarantee in relation to loans by the World Bank
CHAPTER 358
GENERAL LOANS (GUARANTEE) 51 of 1964
Government Notice
497 of 1964

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An Act to empower the Government to guarantee the discharge by certain
corporations of their obligations under agreements between such
corporations and governments, the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the Commonwealth Development Corporation or other bodies or
organisations outside Zambia; and to provide for matters incidental to or
connected with the foregoing. [29th September, 1964]
1. This Act may be cited as the General Loans (Guarantee) Act. Short title
2.

rs incidental to or
connected with the foregoing. [29th September, 1964]
1. This Act may be cited as the General Loans (Guarantee) Act. Short title
2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
"agreement" means an agreement made between a corporation and-
(a) a government or any division or department of a government; or
(b) the World Bank or,
(c) the Commonwealth Development Corporation; or
(d) any other body or organisation outside Zambia;
"corporation" means-
(a) the Central African Airways Corporation;
(b) the Central African Power Corporation;
(c) the Rhodesia Railways;
(d) the Central Electricity Corporation Limited;
(e) any body incorporated directly by an enactment of Parliament;
"World Bank" means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 3. (1) The Minister may, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit- Guarantee of
obligations of
corporation

nk for Reconstruction and Development. 3. (1) The Minister may, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit- Guarantee of
obligations of
corporation

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(a) guarantee in whole or in part the discharge by a corporation of its
obligations under any agreement; and
(b) undertake such other obligations as he may deem necessary or expedient
in relation to or pursuant to any agreement;
and may give written authority to any person to sign and execute any such guarantee or
undertaking as his representative. (2) Without derogation from the generality of the powers conferred by subsection
(1), a guarantee given under that subsection in respect of any loan made to a corporation
by the World Bank may include a clause substantially in the form set out in the Schedule
and, on the effectiveness of such guarantee, such clause shall have full force and effect in
Zambia.

substantially in the form set out in the Schedule
and, on the effectiveness of such guarantee, such clause shall have full force and effect in
Zambia.

(3) Any sum required for fulfilling any guarantee given under subsection (1) is
hereby charged on, and shall be paid by the Minister or such officer in his Ministry as he
may authorise thereto out of the general revenues and assets of the Republic, which are
hereby appropriated to the purpose, and any sum received by way of repayment of any
sum so paid shall be paid into the general revenues of the Republic. (4) As soon as possible after any guarantee is given under subsection (1), the
Minister shall lay a statement thereof before the National Assembly. (5) If any sum has been paid out of the general revenues and assets of the Republic
under subsection (3), the Minister shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial
year of the corporation concerned, beginning with that in which the sum was paid and
ending with that in which all liability in respect of that sum and any interest payable
thereon is finally discharged, lay before the National Assembly a statement relating
thereto. 4.

ility in respect of that sum and any interest payable
thereon is finally discharged, lay before the National Assembly a statement relating
thereto. 4.

Any loan made by the World Bank to a corporation in terms of an agreement
shall be applied by the corporation to the purposes specified in that agreement:
Application of
borrowing of
corporation
Provided that any part of the loan which cannot be so applied shall be applied only to
such other purposes as may be approved by the Government of the United Kingdom, the
Government of Zambia and the World Bank.

shall be applied only to
such other purposes as may be approved by the Government of the United Kingdom, the
Government of Zambia and the World Bank.

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5. Any sums issued out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom on
account of any guarantee given by Her Majesty's Treasury in the United Kingdom in
respect of any loan made to a corporation by the World Bank shall, to the extent of any
guarantee given by the Minister in respect of that loan in terms of subsection (1) of section
three, be repaid to Her Majesty's Treasury in the United Kingdom by the Minister or such
officer in his Ministry as he may authorise thereto out of the general revenues and assets
of the Republic, which are hereby appropriated to the purpose, with interest thereon at
such rates as Her Majesty's Treasury in the United Kingdom, in consultation with the
Minister, may fix. Repayment of sums
paid by United
Kingdom under
guarantee
6.

Her Majesty's Treasury in the United Kingdom, in consultation with the
Minister, may fix. Repayment of sums
paid by United
Kingdom under
guarantee
6.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law, the President may
exercise all such powers and authorities and do or cause to be done all such things as
appear to him to be necessary for giving full and complete effect to any guarantee given,
and for the carrying out of any obligations undertaken by the Minister under subsection (1)
of section three. SCHEDULE
(Section 3)
FORM OF GUARANTEE IN RELATION TO LOANS BY THE WORLD BANK
It is the mutual intention of Zambia and the Bank that no other external debt shall enjoy any priority
over the Loan by way of alien on governmental assets.

the mutual intention of Zambia and the Bank that no other external debt shall enjoy any priority
over the Loan by way of alien on governmental assets.

To that end, Zambia undertakes that, except
as the Bank shall otherwise agree, if any lien shall be created on any assets of Zambia as security for
any external debt, such lien will ipso facto equally and rateably secure the payment of one-half of the
principal of, and one-half of the interest and other charges on, the Loan and the Bonds, and that in
the creation of any such lien express provisions will be made to that effect; provided, however, that
the foregoing provisions of this Schedule shall not apply to:
(i) any lien created on property, at the time of purchase thereof, solely as security for the
payment of the purchase price of such property;
(ii) any lien on commercial goods to secure a debt maturing not more than one year after the
date on which it is originally incurred and to be paid out of the proceeds of sale of such
commercial goods; or
(iii) any lien arising in the ordinary course of banking transactions and securing a debt
maturing not more than one year after its date.

al goods; or
(iii) any lien arising in the ordinary course of banking transactions and securing a debt
maturing not more than one year after its date.

The term "assets of Zambia" as used in this Schedule includes assets of Zambia or of any of its
political subdivisions or of any agency of Zambia or of any such political subdivision, including its
share of the assets of the Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland or of any other agency fulfilling similar
functions in Zambia. Implementation of
agreements