The National Institute of Public Administration ( Amendment) Act, 2026

Enactment
Short title
and
commen-
cement
Cap. 152
Amendment
of section 2
Cap. 1
Cap. 305
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National Institute of Public Administration
(Amendment)
An act to amend the National Institute of Public
Administration Act. [12th June, 2026
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the National Institute of Public
Administration (Amendment) Act, 2026, and shall be read as one
with the National Institute of Public Administration 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
Council holding office prior to the enactment of this Act, after which
the Minister shall appoint the members of the Council in accordance
with this 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:
“Emoluments Commission” means the Emoluments
Commission established under the Constitution;
“legally disqualified” means the absence of legal capacity as
provided in section 4 of the Mental Health Act;
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nstitution;
“legally disqualified” means the absence of legal capacity as
provided in section 4 of the Mental Health Act;
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65 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.

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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.

“Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants” means the
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants established
under the Accountants Act; and
“Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management” means
the Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management
established under the Zambia Institute of Human Resource
Management Act, 2022. 3.

Management” means
the Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management
established under the Zambia Institute of Human Resource
Management Act, 2022. 3.

Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by the—
(a) deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of
the following:
(1) There is constituted the governing Council
of the Institute which consists of the following part-
time members appointed by the Minister:
(a) a representative of the ministry
responsible for labour;
(b) a representative of the Attorney-General;
(c) a representative of the Public Service
Management Division, Cabinet Office;
(d) a representative of the Zambia Institute
of Chartered Accountants;
(e) a representative of the Zambia Institute
of Human Resource Management;
(f)a representative of the Zambia Institute
of Management;
(g) two representatives of federations of trade
unions; and
(h) one person from the private sector with
knowledge and experience in business
and commercial regulation.;
(b) insertion of the following new subsections immediately
after subsection (2):
(3) The ministries, institutions and
organisations referred to in subsection (1) shall
nominate their representatives for appointment by the
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ntment by the
Minister. Cap. 390
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(4) A person shall not be appointed as a
member of the Council if that person is—
(a) an undischarged bankrupt;
(b) legally disqualified from performing the
functions of a member; or
(c) convicted of an offence under this Act or any
other law and sentenced to a term of
imprisonment exceeding six months without
an option of a fine.; and
(c) renumbering of subsection (3) as subsection (5).
4. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 7 and
the substitution therefor of the following:
7. A member of the Council or committee of
the Council shall be paid allowances that the
Emoluments Commission may, on the recommendation
of the Minister, determine.
5. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
of subsection (4).
Repeal and
replacement
of section 7
Allowances
Amendment
of section 10
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