The Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Act, 2024

An Act to amend the Lands Tribunal Act, 2010. [16th August, 2024
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the Lands Tribunal (Amendment)
Act, 2024, and shall be read as one with the Lands Tribunal Act,
2010, in this Act referred to as the principal Act. 2. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by the insertion of
the following new definitions in the appropriate places in alphabetical
order:
“Assistant Registrar” means the person appointed as Assistant
Registrar under section 7;
“district registries” means the registries designated by the
Chairperson under section 3A; and
“principal registry” means the main registry of the Tribunal at
which originating process and other proceedings may be
filed. 3. The principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following
new section immediately after section 3:
3A. (1) There is established the principal registry of the
Tribunal at Lusaka. (2) The Chairperson may, by Gazette notice, designate
district registries in a place that the Chairperson may
determine. Enactment
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(2) The Chairperson may, by Gazette notice, designate
district registries in a place that the Chairperson may
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of 2010
Amendment
of section 2
Insertion of
section 3A
Establishment
of principal
registry and
registries
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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 7 of 2024
Date of Assent: 16th August, 2024
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K 8.00 each.

e of Assent: 16th August, 2024
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K 8.00 each.

(3) A complaint, application or other document required
to be filed under this Act shall be filed at the principal registry
or a district registry. 4. Section 5(1) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
of paragraph (i) and the substitution therefor of the following:
(i) not more than three persons from the public and
private sector, two of whom shall be legal
practitioners. 5. The principal Act is amended by the insertion of the
following new section immediately after section 6:
6A. A member of the Tribunal shall be paid allowances
that the Emoluments Commission may, on the
recommendation of the Minister, determine. 6.

tion 6:
6A. A member of the Tribunal shall be paid allowances
that the Emoluments Commission may, on the
recommendation of the Minister, determine. 6.

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended—
(a) by the deletion of the marginal note and the substitution
therefor of the following:
Registrar, Assistant Registrar and other staff;
(b) by the insertion of the following new subsection
immediately after subsection (2):
(2A) The Judicial Service Commission shall
appoint an Assistant Registrar who shall exercise
functions and duties that are delegated by the
Registrar.;
(c) by the deletion of subsection (3) and the substitution
therefor of the following:
(3) A person aggrieved with a decision of the
Registrar or Assistant Registrar may appeal to the
Chairperson, and in the absence of—
(a) the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson;
and
(b) both the Chairperson and Deputy
Chairperson, the representative of the
Law Association of Zambia.;
(d) in subsection (4), by the insertion of the
words “or Assistant Registrar”
immediately after the word “Registrar”;
(e) by the deletion of subsection (5) and the
substitution therefor of the following:
Amendment
of section 5
Insertion of
section 6A
Allowances
Amendment
of section 7
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erefor of the following:
Amendment
of section 5
Insertion of
section 6A
Allowances
Amendment
of section 7
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(5) The Tribunal may appoint other staff that the
Tribunal considers necessary for the performance of
the functions of the Tribunal.;
(f) by the insertion of the following new subsections
immediately after subsection (5):
(6) The Emoluments Commission shall, on the
recommendation of the Minister, determine the
emoluments of the Registrar, Assistant Registrar and
other staff of the Tribunal. (7) The Tribunal shall determine the terms and
conditions of service, other than emoluments of the
Registrar, Assistant Registrar and other staff of the
Tribunal.; and
(g) by the renumbering of subsection (6) as subsection (8). 7. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 9. 8. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by the—
(a) deletion of subsections (2) and (3), and the substitution
therefor of the following:
(2) There shall preside at a sitting of the
Tribunal—
(a) the Chairperson;
(b) in the absence of the Chairperson, the
Deputy Chairperson; or
(c) in the absence of both the Chairperson and
the Deputy Chairperson, the representative
of the Law Association of Zambia.

the
Deputy Chairperson; or
(c) in the absence of both the Chairperson and
the Deputy Chairperson, the representative
of the Law Association of Zambia.

(3) The Tribunal shall, when hearing a matter,
be duly constituted if the Tribunal consists of three
members, which number shall include either the
Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson or the representative
of the Law Association of Zambia.;
(b) insertion of the following new subsection immediately
after subsection (3):
(4) Despite subsection (3), an application for an
injunction shall be heard by the Chairperson, Deputy
Chairperson or the representative of the Law
Association of Zambia sitting alone.; and
Repeal of
section 9
Amendment
of section
10
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(c) renumbering of subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10),
(11), (12), (13) and (14) as subsections (5), (6), (7), (8),
(9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15), respectively.
9. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 16
and the substitution therefor of the following:
16. A person aggrieved with a decision of the Tribunal
may, within thirty days of the receipt of the decision, appeal
to the Court of Appeal.
Repeal and
replacement
of section
16
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