The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (Amendment) Act, 2026

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. (1)This Act may be cited as the Patents and Companies
Registration Agency (Amendment) Act, 2026, and shall be read as
one with the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act,
2020, 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:
“Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants” means the
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants established
under the Accountants Act;. 3. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by the—
(a) deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of
the following:
Patents and Companies Registration Agency
(Amendment) [No. 68 of 2026 757
Amendment
of section 2
Act No.4 of
2020
Enactment
Short title
and
commence-
ment
Cap. 390
Amendment
of section 6
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No.

2026 757
Amendment
of section 2
Act No.4 of
2020
Enactment
Short title
and
commence-
ment
Cap. 390
Amendment
of section 6
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No.

68 of 2026
Date of Assent: 4th June, 2026
An Act to amend the Patents and Companies Registration
Act
[12th June, 2026
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K4.00 each.

Patents and Companies Registration Agency
(Amendment)758 No. 68 of 2026]
(1) There is constituted the Board of the Agency
which consists of the following part-time members
appointed by the Minister:
(a) a representative of the ministry
responsible for commerce;
(b) a representative of the Attorney-
General;
(c) a representative of the Zambia
Institute of Chartered Accountants;
(d) a person with expertise in matters of
intellectual property; and
(e) three persons from the private sector
with knowledge and experience in
matters relevant to this Act.;
(b) insertion of the following new subsection immediately after
subsection (2):
(3) The members referred to under subsection
(1) (a) to (c), shall be nominated by their respective
ministry, institutions and organisations for appointment
by the Minister.; and
(c) renumbering of subsections (3), (4) and (5) as subsections
(4), (5) and (6), respectively.