Urban and Regional Planners (Amendment) Act, 2021

An Act to amend the Urban and Regional Planners Act, 2011. [20th May, 2021
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the Urban and Regional Planners
(Amendment) Act, 2021, and shall be read as one with the Urban
and Regional Planners Act, 2011, in this Act referred to as the
principal 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:
“Higher Education Authority” means the Higher Education
Authority established under the Higher Education Act,
2013;; and
“Zambia Qualifications Authority” means the Zambia
Qualifications Authority established under the Zambia
Qualifications Authority Act, 2011. 3. Section 15 (1) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
of paragraph (b) and the substitution therefor of the following:
(b) holds a qualification accredited and recognised by the
Zambia Qualifications Authority;. 4. Section 29(b) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
of the words “and training” immediately after the word
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immediately after the word
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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 25 of 2021
Date of Assent: 19th May, 2021
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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5. Section 42 of the principal Act is amended by the—
(a) deletion of subsection (1); and
(b) renumbering of subsections (2), (3) and (4) as (1),(2)
and (3), respectively.
6. Section 60 of the principal Act is amended by the —
(a) deletion paragraph (g); and
(b) renumbering of paragraphs (h),(i),)j),(k) and (l) as
paragraphs (g),(h),(i),(j) and (k), respectively.
Amendment of
section 42
Amendment of
section 60