The Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 2023

An Act to amend the Criminal Procedure Code. [ 26th December, 2023
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code
(Amendment) Act, 2023, and shall be read as one with the Criminal
Procedure Code, in this Act referred to as the principal Act. 2. The principal Act is amended by the insertion of the
following new definition in the appropriate place:
“stock” has the meaning assigned to the word in the Penal
Code;. 3. Section 11 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following:
(1) The Chief Justice may, by statutory notice, order
that any class of offence specified in such notice shall be
tried by the High Court or committed to the High Court
for trial by a subordinate court. 4. Section 123(1) of the principal Act is amended by the
insertion of the following new paragraph immediately after
paragraph (iv):
(v) stock theft, if the person has previously been
convicted of the offence of stock theft. Enactment
Short title
Cap. 88
Amendment
of section
123
Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) [No.19 of 2023 357
Cap.

cted of the offence of stock theft. Enactment
Short title
Cap. 88
Amendment
of section
123
Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) [No.19 of 2023 357
Cap.

87
Amendment
of section 2
Amendment
of section
11
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 19 of 2023
Date of Assent: 22nd December, 2023
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K 4.00 each.

5. The principal Act is amended by the insertion of the
following new section immediately after Section 358:
358A. (1) Despite the provisions of this Code, the
Chief Justice may, by statutory instrument, make rules to
provide for the procedure for the hearing and
determination of any class of offence.
(2) The rules made under subsection (1), may provide
for time frames relating to the—
(a) conduct of proceedings;
(b) taking of a step within the proceedings;
(c) conclusion of proceedings;
(d) trial; and
(e) rendering of a decision or judgment.
Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment)358 No.19 of 2023]
Insertion of
section
358A
Procedure
for hearing
and
determination
of offence