The Betting Control (Amendment) Act, 2021

An Act to amend the Betting Control Act. [30th December, 2021
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Betting Control
(Amendment) Act, 2021, and shall be read as one with the Betting
Control Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act. (2) This Act shall come into operation on 1st January, 2022. 2. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by the insertion of
the following new definition in the appropriate place in alphabetical
order:
“small business enterprise” means a business enterprise whose
total investment, excluding land and buildings, and annual
turnover and the number of persons employed by the enterprise
does not exceed the numerical value or number prescribed;
3. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 12. 4. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 14
and the substitution therefor of the following:
14. (1) A bookmaker licensed under this Act shall pay, at
the time of the first issue of a licence, a fee of five
hundred thousand fee units, and two hundred and fifty
thousand fee units for each renewal of that licence.

the first issue of a licence, a fee of five
hundred thousand fee units, and two hundred and fifty
thousand fee units for each renewal of that licence.

(2) Despite subsection (1) a bookmaker that is a small business
Enactment
Short title
Cap.166
Repeal and
replacement
of section 14
Licence Fee
[No. 50 of 2021 697
Betting Control
(Amendment)
Amendment
of section
2
Repeal of
section 12
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 50 of 2021
Date of Assent: 29th December, 2021

698 No. 50 of 2021] Betting Control
(Amendment)
enterprise shall pay, at the time of first issue of a licence,
a fee of two hundred and fifty thousand fee units, and
one hundred and twenty-five thousand fee units for each
renewal of that licence.
(3) A licence issued under this section shall be valid for a
period of one year.
5. The principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following
new section immediately after section 28:
29. (1) A licence issued to a bookmaker prior to 1st January,
2022 shall be valid for a period of six months, or until its expiry,
revocation or surrender in accordance with its terms, whichever
is the earlier.
(2) A bookmaker whose licence expires or is due to expire
under subsection (1) may apply for the renewal of the licence in
accordance with this Act.
Insertion of
section 29
Savings and
transitional
provisions