The Agriculture Lands(Amendment)Act,2026

An Act to amend the Agricultural Lands Act.
[12th June, 2026
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Lands
(Amendment) Act, 2026, and shall be read as one with the
Agricultural Lands Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on the expiry of the term
of office, or removal by the Minister, of the members of the Board
holding office prior to the enactment of this Act, after which the
Minister shall appoint the members of the Board in accordance
with this Act.
2. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by the insertion of
the following new definition in the appropriate place in alphabetical
order:
“House of Chiefs” means the House of Chiefs established
under the Constitution;.
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Enactment
Short title
and
commence-
ment
Amendment
of section 2
Cap. 1
Cap. 187
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 39 of 2026
Date of Assent: 4th June, 2026
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K8.00 each.

Date of Assent: 4th June, 2026
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K8.00 each.

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3. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of
subsections (2), (3) and (4) and the substitution therefor of the
following:
(2) The Board consists of the following part-
time members appointed by the Minister:
(a) the Chairperson, who shall be a person
from the private sector with knowledge
and experience in matters relevant to
this Act;
(b) a representative each from the ministries
responsible for —
(i) lands; and
(ii) agriculture;
(c) a representative of the Attorney-General;
(d) a representative from the Zambia
National Farmers Union;
(e) a representative of the Economics
Association of Zambia;
(f) a representative of the House of Chiefs;
(g) a representative of smallholder farmers;
(h) a representative of the Surveyors Institute
of Zambia;
(i) a representative of a civil society
organisation concerned with human
rights, land administration or gender;
and
(j) one person from the private sector with
experience and knowledge in finance
and human resettlement. (3) The ministries, institutions and organisations
referred to in subsection (1) shall nominate their
representatives for appointment by the President.

3) The ministries, institutions and organisations
referred to in subsection (1) shall nominate their
representatives for appointment by the President.

(4) A person shall not be appointed as a
member of the Board if that person is a member of
the National Assembly. Amendment
of section 4

Amendment
of section 6
4. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of —
(a) subsection (2) and the substitution therefor of the following:
(2) Seven members shall constitute a quorum
at a meeting of the Board.; and
(b) subsection (4) and the substitution therefor of the following:
(4) A decision of the Board on any question
shall be by a majority of the members present and
voting at the meeting and in the event of an equality
of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall
have a casting vote, in addition to that person’s
deliberative vote.
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