National Museums Act

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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS ACT
CHAPTER 174 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 174 THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS ACT
THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. National Museums
4. Establishment of Board
5. Constitution of Board
6. Powers of Board
7. Proceedings of Board
8. Audit
9. Vesting of objects donated
10. Exemption from rates
11. Offences
12. Transitional provisions
SCHEDULE -National Museums
CHAPTER 174

Board
8. Audit
9. Vesting of objects donated
10. Exemption from rates
11. Offences
12. Transitional provisions
SCHEDULE -National Museums
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NATIONAL MUSEUMS
An Act to provide for the establishment, control, management and development of
National Museums and for matters incidental to or connected therewith. [1st July, 1966]
10 of 1966
13 of 1966
13 of 1994
1. This Act may be cited as the National Museums Act. Short title
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
"Board" means the National Museums Board established by section four;
"museum" includes an art gallery; and
"National Museum" means a museum described in the Schedule. 3. (1) The museums described in the Schedule shall be National Museums. National Museums
(2) The Minister may, by statutory order, declare any museum to be a National
Museum and thereupon the name of the museum described in such order shall be added
to the Schedule. (3) Every National Museum shall be open to the public on not less than two days in
every week during such hours as the Board may appoint. 4. (1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Museums
Board.

wo days in
every week during such hours as the Board may appoint. 4. (1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Museums
Board.

Establishment of
Board
(2) The functions of the Board shall be to control, manage and develop National
Museums. (3) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common
seal and shall be capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name. 5. (1) The Board shall consist of not more than twelve members appointed by the
Minister, one of whom shall be appointed by the Minister to be chairman. Constitution of Board

onsist of not more than twelve members appointed by the
Minister, one of whom shall be appointed by the Minister to be chairman. Constitution of Board

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(2) A member of the Board appointed under subsection (1) shall, subject to the
provisions of this section, hold office for such period as may be specified by the Minister at
the time of his appointment or, if no period is so specified, for a period of three years from
the date of his appointment. (3) The Minister may at any time revoke an appointment made by him under
subsection (1), and any member of the Board so appointed may at any time resign his
office by notice in writing to the
Minister. (4) A member of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment. 6.

so appointed may at any time resign his
office by notice in writing to the
Minister. (4) A member of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment. 6.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall have power for the
purposes of carrying out the functions conferred on it by this Act-
Powers of Board
(a) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real and personal property;
(b) to employ staff on such terms and conditions of service as it thinks fit and to
take such steps as it may consider necessary to implement those
conditions of service;
(c) to exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of objects not required for the
purposes of any National Museum and to lend any objects vested in the
Board to any person or institution whether within or outside Zambia;
(d) to constitute committees, to include as members of such committees
persons who are not members of the Board, and to regulate the
proceedings of such committees;
(e) to delegate to any committee or member of the staff of the Board all or any
of the powers of the Board other than the power to acquire or dispose or
real property and the power to make rules;
(f) to enter into such contracts as it may consider expedient;
(g) to do all such other things as appear to it necessary, desirable or expedient.

les;
(f) to enter into such contracts as it may consider expedient;
(g) to do all such other things as appear to it necessary, desirable or expedient.

(2) The Board may receive moneys from any source and may apply such moneys to
defray its expenses in carrying out the functions and exercising the powers conferred on it
by this Act including the reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of the Board in
attending meetings of the Board.

ng the powers conferred on it
by this Act including the reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of the Board in
attending meetings of the Board.

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(3) The Board may, with the consent of the Minister, by statutory instrument, make
rules-
(a) providing for the administration of any National Museum;
(b) providing for the preservation of objects required for the purposes of
National Museums;
(c) providing for the charging of fees for admission to any National Museum by
members of the public; and
(d) prescribing the articles which shall not be introduced into a National
Museum without the consent of the officer in charge of that National
Museum. 7. (1) The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be half of the total number of
members of the Board or, where there is an uneven number of such members, shall be
the next whole number above half. Proceedings of Board
(2) The chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board and shall in addition to his
deliberative vote have a casting vote. (3) In the absence of the chairman from any meeting, the members of the Board
may elect a temporary chairman for that meeting from among their number and the
temporary chairman shall thereupon undertake the functions and powers of the chairman.

orary chairman for that meeting from among their number and the
temporary chairman shall thereupon undertake the functions and powers of the chairman.

(4) All acts, matters and things authorised or required to be done by the Board shall
be decided by resolution at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present. (5) Subject to the provisions of this section and of the Statutory Functions Act, the
Board may regulate its own procedure. Cap. 3
8. (1) The Board shall cause proper accounts to be kept which shall be audited
annually by auditors appointed by the Minister. Audit
(2) A copy of the audited accounts of the Board together with any report made by
the auditors thereon shall be submitted to the Minister.

ister. Audit
(2) A copy of the audited accounts of the Board together with any report made by
the auditors thereon shall be submitted to the Minister.

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9. (1) All objects which are expressly given or bequeathed to the public, the
Republic, or the Board for the purposes of any National Museum, or are given or
bequeathed by words showing an intention that the gifts should enure to or for the benefit
of any National Museum and which are accepted by the Board shall vest in the Board. Vesting of objects
donated
(2) All objects which are or have been acquired by the Board by purchase or
otherwise for the purposes of any National Museum shall vest in the Board. 10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any written law, every
National Museum shall be exempt from the payment of all rates levied by a local authority
on the owners or occupiers of property. Exemption from rates
11.

onal Museum shall be exempt from the payment of all rates levied by a local authority
on the owners or occupiers of property. Exemption from rates
11.

Any person who-
(a) behaves in a National Museum in a violent or disorderly manner;
(b) commits a nuisance in a National Museum;
(c) damages or behaves in such manner as is likely to cause damage to any
property in a National Museum;
(d) wilfully touches any exhibit in a National Museum without the permission of
the officer in charge of that Museum;
(e) smokes in the public galleries of any National Museum;
(f) takes into a National Museum any article prescribed by rules made under
section six; or
(g) copies, paints or photographs any exhibit in a National Museum without the
permission of the officer in charge of that Museum;
is guilty of an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding three
thousand penalty units. (As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)
Offences
12.

of an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding three
thousand penalty units. (As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)
Offences
12.

(1) Upon the commencement of this Act all property, assets, rights, liabilities,
obligations and agreements vested in, acquired, incurred or entered into by or on behalf of
the Livingstone Museum shall be deemed to be vested in or to have been acquired,
incurred or entered into by or on behalf of the Board; and accordingly every such right,
liability, obligation or agreement may be enforced by or against the Board to the same
extent as it could have been enforced by or against the Livingstone Museum. Transitional provisions
(2) In the case of property in respect of the transfer of which any written law
provides for registration, it shall be the duty of the Board to furnish the necessary
particulars of the transfer to the proper officer of the registration authority, and of that
officer to register the transfer accordingly. (3) For the purposes of this section, "the Livingstone Museum" means the body
corporate described in section three of the Livingstone Museum Act, Chapter 153 of the
1960 Edition of the Laws.

he Livingstone Museum" means the body
corporate described in section three of the Livingstone Museum Act, Chapter 153 of the
1960 Edition of the Laws.

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SCHEDULE
(Section 3)
NATIONAL MUSEUMS
The Livingstone Museum.
The Copperbelt Museum.
(As amended by S.I. No. 13 of 1968)
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
SECTION 6-THE NATIONAL M USEUMS (ENTRY F EES ) RULES
Rules by the Minister
Statutory Instrument
No. 48 of 1994
Act No.
13 of 1994
1. These Rules may be cited as the National Museums (Entry Fees) Rules. Title
2. Every person entering a National Museum specified in the Schedule to these
Rules shall pay to the Board the appropriate fee set out therein.
Entry fees
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(Rule 2)
ENTRY FEES

al Museum specified in the Schedule to these
Rules shall pay to the Board the appropriate fee set out therein.
Entry fees
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(Rule 2)
ENTRY FEES

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1. The entry fees to the Livingstone, Lusaka National, Moto Moto and Copperbelt Museums are as follows-
Livingstone Museum
Residents Non-Residents
Fee Units
(a) Adults 2 US$5 (or equivalent in kwacha)
(b) Children 1 US$3
Lusaka National Museum
(a) Adults 4 US$5
(b) Children 2 US$3
Moto Moto Museum
(a) Adults 2 US$5
(b) Children 1 US$3
Copperbelt Museum
(a) Adults 1 US$5 (or equivalent in kwacha)
(b) Children 1 US$5
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)
SECTION 3-THE NATIONAL M USEUMS (DECLARATION) O RDERS
Order by the Prime Minister
Statutory Instrument
61 of 1974
1. This Order may be cited as the National Museums (Declaration) Order. Title
2. The Museum set out in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a National
Museum.
Declaration of a
National Museum
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Moto Moto Museum, Mbala
T HE NATIONAL M USEUMS (DECLARATION) O RDERS
Order by the Minister
Statutory Instrument
186 of 1982
1. This Order may be cited as the National Museums (Declaration) Order. Title
2. The Museum set out in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a National
Museum.
Declaration of a
National Museum

s (Declaration) Order. Title
2. The Museum set out in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a National
Museum.
Declaration of a
National Museum

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(Paragraph 2)
The Political Museum of Zambia