The Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (Amendment) Act, 2011

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Zambia Institute of Advanced        [No. 9 of 2011 79
Legal Education (Amendment)

GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA

ACT
No. 9 of 2011

I hereby signify my assent to the Bill

Date of Assent: 12th April, 2011

An Act to amend the Zambia Institute of Advanced 
Legal Education Act, 1996.
[15th April, 2011
 
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.

1. This Act may be cited as the Zambia Institute of Advanced  Enactment 
Legal Education (Amendment) Act, 2011, and shall be read as  Short title
one with the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education Act,  Cap. 49
1996, in this Act referred to as the principal Act.

2. Section five of the principal Act is amended—  Amendment 
(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion, immediately after the  of section 5
word “ members ”, of the words “ appointed by the
Minister ”; and
(b) by the deletion of subsection (4) and the substitution
therefor of the following new subsection:
(4) The Director shall be an ex-officio member of
the Council.

letion of subsection (4) and the substitution
therefor of the following new subsection:
(4) The Director shall be an ex-officio member of
the Council.

Section six of the principal Act is amended by the deletion Amendment 
of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following: of section 6
(1) A member, other than the members referred to in
paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of section five shall hold office 
for a period of three years from the date of the member’s
appointment and is eligible for re-appointment for a further
period of three years.

Section nine of the principal Act is amended in subsection Amendment
(1), by the deletion, immediately after the words “ shall be ”, of the  of section 9
“five” and the substitution therefor of the word “seven”.

Copies of this Act can be obtained from the Government Printer, 
P.O. Box 30136 10101, Lusaka Price K2,000 each

itution therefor of the word “seven”.

Copies of this Act can be obtained from the Government Printer, 
P.O. Box 30136 10101, Lusaka Price K2,000 each

Section six of the principal Act is amended by the deletion Amendment 
of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following: of section 6
(1) A member, other than the members referred to in
paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of section five shall hold office 
for a period of three years from the date of the member’s
appointment and is eligible for re-appointment for a further
period of three years.

Section nine of the principal Act is amended in subsection Amendment
(1), by the deletion, immediately after the words “ shall be ”, of the  of section 9
“five” and the substitution therefor of the word “seven”.

Copies of this Act can be obtained from the Government Printer, 
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Amendment        5.

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80  [No. 9 of 2011         Zambia Institute of Advanced 
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Amendment        5.

Section tenA of the principal Act is amended—
of section
10A                  (a) in subsection (1)—
                              (i) by the insertion, immediately after the word
                              “members”, of the words “appointed by the
                              Council”; and
                              (ii) by the insertion, in paragraph (a), immediately
                              after the words “Chief Justice” of a comma
                              and the words “who shall be the Chairperson”;             (b) in subsection (2), by the deletion, immediately after the
                              word “The”, of the words “Chairperson and the”; and
                          (c) by the insertion, immediately after subsection (3), of the
                           following new subsections:
                                         (4) A member of the Accreditation Committee
                                   shall hold office for a period of three years from the
                                   date of the member's appointment and is eligible for
                                   re-appointment for a further period of three years.

date of the member's appointment and is eligible for
                                   re-appointment for a further period of three years.

(5) The Council may remove a member if the
                                   member—
.(a) is absent without reasonable excuse
                     from three consecutive meetings of the                                                                                  Accreditation Committee of which the
                     member has had notice;
              (b) ceases to hold the office by virtue of
                     which the member was appointed;
              (c) is adjudged bankrupt;
              (d) is mentally or physically incapable of
                     performing the duties of a member of
                     the Accreditation Committee;
              (e) is convicted of an offence under any
                     written law and sentenced to
                     imprisonment for a term of six months                                                                   or more; or
              ( J is declared to be of unsound mind.;                                                                                                                                                           
                 (d)    by the re-numbering of subsections (4) and (5) as
                         subsection (5) and (6), respectively; and

(d)    by the re-numbering of subsections (4) and (5) as
                         subsection (5) and (6), respectively; and

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   (e) by the insertion of the following new subsection:

       (7) Subsections (2) to (9) of section nine and
       sections eleven and twelve apply to the Accreditation
       Committee.