The Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Act, 2026

An Act to amend the Persons with Disabilities Act. [12th June, 2026
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Persons with Disabilities
(Amendment) Act, 2026, and shall be read as one with the Persons
with Disabilities 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
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:
“youth” has the meaning assigned to the word in the
Constitution. 3. Section 13 of the principal Act is amended by the—
(a) deletion of subsections (1) and (2) and the substitution
therefor of the following:
(1) The Board of the Agency consists of the
following part-time members appointed by the
Minister:
(a) a representative each of the ministries
responsible for—
(i) information and media; and
(ii) community development and social
services;
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a representative each of the ministries
responsible for—
(i) information and media; and
(ii) community development and social
services;
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Short title
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Persons with Disabilities (Amendment)
Cap.1
Amendment
of section 2
Amendment
of section 13
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 69 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 K4.00 each.

(b) a representative of the Attorney-General;
(c) two representatives of non-governmental
organisations engaged in matters relating to
this Act;
(d) a representative of an organisation representing
youths; and
(e) a representative of an organisation representing
persons with disabilities.
(2) The ministries, institutions and
organisations referred to in subsection (1) shall
nominate their representatives for appointment by the
Minister.;
(b) deletion of subsection (3); and
(c) renumbering of subsections (4), (5) and (6) as subsections
(3), (4) and (5), respectively.
4. Paragraph 4(4) of the First Schedule to the principal Act is
amended by the deletion of the word “eight” and the substitution
therefor of the word “five”.
760 No. 69 of 2026] Persons with Disabilities (Amendment)
Amendment
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Schedule