The Standards(Amendment) Act,2026

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Standards
(Amendment) Act, 2026, and shall be read as one with the
Standards 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 in
alphabetical order:
“legally disqualified” means the absence of legal capacity as
provided under section 4 of the Mental Health Act;. 3. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended—
(a) by the deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution
therefor of the following:
(1) There is constituted the Board of the
Bureau which consists of the following part-time
members appointed by the Minister:
(a) a representative from the ministry
responsible for commerce and industry;
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by the Minister:
(a) a representative from the ministry
responsible for commerce and industry;
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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 58 of 2026
Date of Assent: 4th June, 2026
An Act to amend the Standards 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.

Standards 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.

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(b) a representative of the Attorney-General;
(c) a representative of the Zambia Chamber
of Commerce and Industry;
(d) a representative of an association
representing the manufacturers; and
(e) three persons, from the private sector, with
knowledge and experience in matters
relating to this Act.;
(b) by the insertion of the following new subsection immediately
after subsection (1):
(2) The ministry, institutions and organisations
referred to in subsection (1) shall nominate their
representatives for appointment by the Minister.;
(c) in subsection (4), by the deletion of paragraph (c) and the
substitution therefor of the following:
(c) is legally disqualified from performing the
functions of a member;; and
(d) by the renumbering of subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),
(8) and (9) as subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9)
and (10), respectively.
4. Section 8(4) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
of the word “Four” and the substitution therefor of the word “Five”.