Public Holidays Act

The Laws of Zambia
Copyright Ministry of Legal Affairs, Government of the Republic of Zambia
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ACT
CHAPTER 272 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 272 THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ACT
THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Days in the Schedule to be public holidays
3. Power to declare additional public holidays
SCHEDULE -Public holidays
CHAPTER 272
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
An Act to make provision for public holidays; and to provide for matters incidental
to or connected with the foregoing.
[26th March, 1964]
Acts No.
14 of 1964
59 of1965
23 of1967
50 of1967
33 of1968
14 of1975
12 of 1983
23 of1987
Government Notice
497 of 1964

foregoing.
[26th March, 1964]
Acts No.
14 of 1964
59 of1965
23 of1967
50 of1967
33 of1968
14 of1975
12 of 1983
23 of1987
Government Notice
497 of 1964

The Laws of Zambia
Copyright Ministry of Legal Affairs, Government of the Republic of Zambia
1. This Act may be cited as the Public Holidays Act. Short title
2. (1) The days mentioned in the Schedule shall be observed throughout Zambia as
public holidays. Days in the Schedule
to be public holidays
(2) Whenever any of the days mentioned in the Schedule falls on a Sunday, the
following Monday shall be observed as a public holiday. (3) Repealed by Act No. 14 of 1975. 3. The Minister shall have power, by statutory notice, from time to time to declare
that any day or days shall be observed in Zambia as public holidays in addition to the days
mentioned in the Schedule, and any day set apart by virtue of such notice as a public
holiday shall be so observed throughout Zambia. Power to declare
additional public
holidays
SCHEDULE
(Section 2)
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
(a) New Year's Day
(b) Youth Day (12th March)
(c) Good Friday
(d) Holy Saturday
(e) Lbour Day (1st May)
(f) African Freedom Day (25th May)
(g) Heroes Day (First Monday in July)
(h) Unity Day (Tuesday following Heroes Day)
(i) Farmers Day (First Monday in August)
(j) Independence Day (24th October)
(k) Christmas Day
(As amended by Act No.

y (Tuesday following Heroes Day)
(i) Farmers Day (First Monday in August)
(j) Independence Day (24th October)
(k) Christmas Day
(As amended by Act No.

23 of 1987)