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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ACT
CHAPTER 442 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 442 THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ACT
THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
T HE Z AMBIA I NSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

TE OF ARCHITECTS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
T HE Z AMBIA I NSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

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3. Establishment of Institute
4. Functions of Institute
5. Classes of Membership
6. Corporate member
7. Honorary member
8. Life member
9. Foreign member
10. Student member
11. Designation of members
12. Member of Institute before commencement of Act to be member of Institute in
corresponding class
13. Subscription fees
PART III
COUNCIL OF THE Z AMBIA I NSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
14. The Council of Zambia Institute of Architects
15. Functions of council
16. Committees
17. Registration Committee
18. Functions of Registration Committee
19. Membership Committee
20. Functions of the Membership Committee
21. Disciplinary Committee
22. Functions of Disciplinary Committee
23. Powers of Disciplinary Committee
24. Proceedings of Committees
25. Professional misconduct
26. Penalties to be imposed by Disciplinary Committee
27. Appeals from Disciplinary Committee
PART IV
REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS

ofessional misconduct
26. Penalties to be imposed by Disciplinary Committee
27. Appeals from Disciplinary Committee
PART IV
REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS

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28. Registration of architects
29. Qualification for registration of architects
30. Disqualification of architects
31. Exemption from registration
32. Practising certificate and seal
33. Cancellation of practising certificate
34. Appeals
35. Offences relating to practising certificate
36. Offences relating to registration
PART V
M ISCELLANEOUS
37. Professional fees
38. Regulations
39. Savings
40. Repeal of Cap. 825
FIRST SCHEDULE
T HE COUNCIL
1. Functions of Council
2. Composition of Council
3. Election of Members
4. Tenure of office and vacancy
5. Seal of Council
6. Proceedings of Council
7. Disclosure of interest
8. Staff of Council
SECOND SCHEDULE
SAVINGS AND T RANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

acancy
5. Seal of Council
6. Proceedings of Council
7. Disclosure of interest
8. Staff of Council
SECOND SCHEDULE
SAVINGS AND T RANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

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1. Interpretation
2. Former registered members to be members of Institute
3. Staff of former Board
4. Liabilities and obligations
5. Proceedings
6. Conditions of engagement
CHAPTER 442
ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Act No. 36 of 1995
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Zambia Institute of Architects; to
provide for the functions of the Institute; to constitute the Council of the
Zambia Institute of Architects; to provide for the qualifications for membership
and registration of architects; and to provide for matters connected with or
incidental to the foregoing. [29th December, 1995]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Act may be cited as the Zambia Institute of Architects Act. Short title
2.

cidental to the foregoing. [29th December, 1995]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Act may be cited as the Zambia Institute of Architects Act. Short title
2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
"allied professional" means landscape architects, interior designers, urban
designers or project or building managers;
"committee" means a committee of the Council established under section sixteen;
"Council" means the Council of the Zambia Institute of Architects constituted by
section fourteen;
"Disciplinary Committee" means the Disciplinary Committee established under
section twenty-one;
"foreign firm" means an architectural firm registered outside Zambia;

ommittee" means the Disciplinary Committee established under
section twenty-one;
"foreign firm" means an architectural firm registered outside Zambia;

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"Honorary-Secretary" means a person elected Honorary-Secretary under
paragraph two of the First Schedule;
"Honorary-Treasurer" means a person elected Honorary-Treasurer under
paragraph two of the First Schedule;
"Institute" means the Zambia Institute of Architects established under section
three;
"Past President" means a person who has held the office of President before the
commencement of this Act;
"practising certificate" means a certificate issued under section thirty-two
authorising a person to practise as an architect;
"President" means a person elected President of the Council under paragraph two
of the First Schedule;
"Vice-President" means the person elected as Vice-President of the Council under
paragraph two of the First Schedule;
"profession" means the architectural and allied profession; and
"registered architect" means a person registered under section twenty-eight and
engages in the planning or supervision of, and erection or alteration of a
building exceeding one hundred and twenty square metres. PART II
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3.

ervision of, and erection or alteration of a
building exceeding one hundred and twenty square metres. PART II
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3.

There is hereby established the Zambia Institute of Architects which shall be a
body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, capable of suing and of
being sued in its corporate name, and with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to
do all such acts and things as a body corporate may by law do or perform. Establishment of
Institute

power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to
do all such acts and things as a body corporate may by law do or perform. Establishment of
Institute

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4. The functions of the Institute shall be to-
(a) promote the general advancement of architecture and to facilitate the
acquiring of knowledge in architecture and the allied professions;
(b) provide for the registration of architects;
(c) promote good architectural practice;
(d) maintain and improve the standards and conduct of architects;
(e) consider allegations of professional misconduct of architects; and
(f) do all other things incidental, or conducive, to the attainment of the
functions of the Institute. Functions of Institute
5. There shall be five classes of membership of the Institute namely, corporate,
honorary, life, foreign and student member. Classes of
Membership
6. (1) A corporate member shall be a person who qualifies to be registered as an
architect under section twenty-nine;
Corporate member
(2) A corporate member shall vote and may contest for any Council position at a
General Meeting. 7.

hitect under section twenty-nine;
Corporate member
(2) A corporate member shall vote and may contest for any Council position at a
General Meeting. 7.

The President shall nominate any person to be an honorary member and that
person shall be approved by the Council if he has-
(a) distinguished himself in the architectural or allied professions; or
(b) rendered exceptional and important services relating to the architectural or
allied profession. Honorary member
8. A life member shall be-
(a) a retired corporate member; and
(b) a person who has made outstanding contributions to the profession. Life member
9. A foreign member shall be a person who decides to practise the profession
outside Zambia and, except for subsection (a) of section twenty-nine, qualifies to be a
corporate member. Foreign member
10. (1) A person may on application to the Council be admitted as a student
member if he is undergoing a postgraduate period of training in any industry connected
with architecture or an allied profession. Student member
(2) A registered architect supervising a student member shall keep a record of the
performance of the student member.

llied profession. Student member
(2) A registered architect supervising a student member shall keep a record of the
performance of the student member.

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(3) A student member referred to in subsection (1) shall keep a diary which shall be
signed on a daily basis by the registered architect supervising him. 11. A member of the Institute shall be entitled to describe and designate himself as
follows:
(a) "Corporate Member" as "Member of the Zambia Institute of Architects or by
the abbreviation 'MZIA' ";
(b) "Honorary Member" as "Associate of the Zambia Institute of Architects or by
the abbreviation 'AZIA' "; and
(c) "Life Member" as a "Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Architects or by the
abbreviation 'FZIA' ". Designation of
members
12. Notwithstanding section five any person who immediately before the
commencement of this Act was a corporate member, honorary member, life member,
foreign member, or student member, of the Institute, shall be deemed from the
commencement of this Act to be a corporate member, honorary member, life member,
foreign member or student member, respectively, under this Act. Member of Institute
before
commencement of Act
to be member of
Institute in
corresponding class
13.

r or student member, respectively, under this Act. Member of Institute
before
commencement of Act
to be member of
Institute in
corresponding class
13.

(1) Every member of the Institute shall pay such annual subscription fees as
may be approved by the Council and confirmed at a General Meeting. Subscription fees
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an Honorary and life member shall not pay the
annual subscription fees. PART III
T HE COUNCIL OF THE Z AMBIA I NSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
14. (1) There is hereby constituted the Council of the Zambia Institute of Architects. The Council of the
Zambia Institute of
Architects
(2) The First Schedule shall apply to the Council. Institute of Architects
15. Notwithstanding the generality of section four, the council shall-
(a) exercise the functions of the Institute;
(b) issue membership certificates to approved applicants; and
(c) ratify decisions of the Disciplinary Committee. Functions of council

the Institute;
(b) issue membership certificates to approved applicants; and
(c) ratify decisions of the Disciplinary Committee. Functions of council

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16. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Council may for the purpose of performing its
functions under this Act establish committees consisting of members of the Institute and
may, except as otherwise provided for in this Act, delegate to any such committee any of
its functions as it considers necessary. Committees
(2) All committees of the Council shall refer all their decisions to the Council for final
decision. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), there shall be the following committees of the
Council:
(a) the Registration Committee;
(b) the Membership Committee; and
(c) the Disciplinary Committee. 17. (1) The President shall appoint the Chairperson of the Registration Committee. Registration
Committee
(2) The Registration Committee shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Vice-President;
(b) the Honorary-Secretary;
(c) two Past Presidents and fully paid up corporate members of the Institute;
(d) the Chairperson of the Membership Committee; and
(e) a senior Corporate Member nominated by the President and approved by
the Council. 18.

titute;
(d) the Chairperson of the Membership Committee; and
(e) a senior Corporate Member nominated by the President and approved by
the Council. 18.

(1) The functions of the Registration Committee shall be to- Functions of
Registration
Committee
(a) consider applications for registration of architects;

The functions of the Registration Committee shall be to- Functions of
Registration
Committee
(a) consider applications for registration of architects;

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(b) prepare programmes of training including acquiring of acceptable practical
experience for trainees and graduates of architecture for registration as
architects;
(c) liaise with approved institutions of architecture on practical training for
architects and monitoring and working out modalities of the diary; and
(d) to conduct examinations or interviews for professional competence at such
times and places as the Council shall determine. (2) The quorum of the Registration Committee shall be four members, one of whom
shall be a Past President. 19. (1) The Honorary-Secretary shall be the Chairperson of the Membership
Committee. Membership
Committee
(2) The Membership Committee shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Honorary-Secretary; and
(b) four members of the Council nominated by the President and approved by
the Council. 20.

of the following members:
(a) the Honorary-Secretary; and
(b) four members of the Council nominated by the President and approved by
the Council. 20.

(1) The functions of the Membership Committee shall be to- Functions of
Membership
Committee
(a) process applications for all categories of membership and make
recommendations to the Council;
(b) keep a register of various classes of membership;
(c) recommend subscription fees for approval by the Council; and
(d) do all other things that the Council may direct the Committee to do. (2) The quorum of the Membership Committee shall be three. 21. (1) The Vice-President shall be the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee. Disciplinary
Committee

of the Membership Committee shall be three. 21. (1) The Vice-President shall be the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee. Disciplinary
Committee

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(2) The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Vice-President;
(b) a representative of the Attorney-General;
(c) a representative of the allied profession; and
(d) three members nominated by the President and approved by the Council. (3) The Vice-Chairperson shall be elected from amongst the members. (4) The members referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) shall be registered architects. 22. (1) The functions of the Disciplinary Committee shall be to- Functions of
Disciplinary
Committee
(a) hear and determine any complaint or allegation against a member of the
Institute;
(b) hear and determine any complaint or allegation against a Committee of the
Council; and
(c) do all such things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the
functions of the Committee. (2) The quorum of the disciplinary Committee shall be three. 23. (1) The Disciplinary Committee may, for purposes of any inquiry, hear and
receive any evidence.

orum of the disciplinary Committee shall be three. 23. (1) The Disciplinary Committee may, for purposes of any inquiry, hear and
receive any evidence.

Powers of Disciplinary
Committee
(2) Any person summoned to appear before the Disciplinary Committee shall be
guilty of an offence if he refuses-
(a) or fails to appear before the Disciplinary Committee at the time and place
specified in the summons, or having attended, leaves without the
permission of the Committee without cause or excuse;

Committee at the time and place
specified in the summons, or having attended, leaves without the
permission of the Committee without cause or excuse;

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(b) without lawful excuse to answer any question lawfully put to him; or
(c) to produce any book, record, document or thing which he has been required
by summons to produce other than that which he could not be compelled to
produce in the trial of an action in court. (3) A person shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence under subsection (2) and shall
be liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred penalty units or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or to both. 24. (1) Except as provided in this section, and subject to the other provisions of this
Act, a committee may regulate its own procedure. Proceedings of
Committees
(2) A decision of a committee shall be by a majority of the votes of the members
present and voting, and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding at the
meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (3) A committee shall cause to be kept a record of all its proceedings.

at the
meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (3) A committee shall cause to be kept a record of all its proceedings.

(4) A party to the proceedings or the legal practitioner, if any, shall be entitled to
cross examine any person giving evidence before the Committee. (5) A party to the proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee shall be present
throughtout the hearing:
Provided that any party to a hearing before the Disciplinary Committee may be
represented by a legal practitioner, or with the leave of the committee by any person
authorised by him in that behalf. (6) The Disciplinary Committees shall, at the close of hearing the case, make a
ruling which shall be communicated to the Council for ratification and to the parties
concerned. (7) All proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee shall be held in camera.

communicated to the Council for ratification and to the parties
concerned. (7) All proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee shall be held in camera.

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25. A registered architect shall be guilty of professional misconduct if, in the course
of his practice, he-
(a) allows any person, other than a registered architect or trainee architect in
his employment to practise in the name of a registered architect;
(b) unlawfully discloses or uses to his own advantage, any information which
was acquired in the course of his professional work on behalf of his client;
(c) certifies or submits in his name or in the names of his firm a report,
document, drawing, statement and related records which have not been
made by him, his partner or an architect employed by his firm;
(d) permits his name or the name of his firm to be used in connection with
technical specifications, designs or financial calculations which are not
accurate;
(e) charges for professional work and fees other than the scales approved by
the Council
(f) fails to disclose or knowingly conceals from his client information or facts,
which may mislead his client; or
(g) gives incorrect or insufficient professional advice. Professional
misconduct
26.

his client information or facts,
which may mislead his client; or
(g) gives incorrect or insufficient professional advice. Professional
misconduct
26.

(1) Where the Disciplinary Committee, after due inquiry finds an architect guilty
of professional misconduct, it may impose one or more of the following penalties:
Penalties to be
imposed by
Disciplinary
Committee
(a) order the cancellation of his practising certificate;
(b) recommend to the Council, the-
i(i) suspension of any member and impose any reasonable conditions
for the postponement or suspension for a period not exceeding two
years;
(ii) expulsion; or
(c) censure him. (2) The Disciplinary Committee shall as soon as practicable after the completion of
each hearing, submit a report of the proceedings, together with a copy of the record kept
to the Council. 27. (1) An architect who is aggrieved by any decision of the Council may within
thirty days of the notification to him of the decision, appeal to the Minister. Appeals from
Disciplinary
Committee
(2) The cancellation of any membership or registration ordered by the Council shall
take effect after the period specified in subsection (1) expires.

(2) The cancellation of any membership or registration ordered by the Council shall
take effect after the period specified in subsection (1) expires.

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(3) The Minister may, on appeal against the findings or orders of the Council-
(a) confirm, vary or set aside any findings made, penalty imposed or direction
given by the Council; or
(b) refer the matter back to the Council for further consideration. PART IV
REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
28. (1) A person shall apply to the Honorary-Secretary for registration. Registration of
architects
(2) A foreign firm may operate in Zambia if it is registered by the Council, in joint
venture with a Zambian architectural firm. (3) The Honorary-Secretary shall keep a register of persons registered by the
Council. (4) The register referred to in subsection (3) shall show such particulars as the
Honorary-Secretary may consider necessary and the Honorary-Secretary shall register all
changes that may occur after registration. 29.

ticulars as the
Honorary-Secretary may consider necessary and the Honorary-Secretary shall register all
changes that may occur after registration. 29.

(1) A person shall not be registered as an architect unless he- Qualification for
registration of
architects
(a) is a resident in Zambia;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(c) holds a bachelor of architecture degree or its equivalent recognised by the
Council;
(d) has passed at least two years of post-graduate practical full-time
employment under the supervision of a registered architect;
(e) has passed the professional competence examination conducted by the
Council; and

-time
employment under the supervision of a registered architect;
(e) has passed the professional competence examination conducted by the
Council; and

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(f) has paid the registration and membership fees prescribed by the Council. (2) Where a firm is registered by the Council, that firm shall file with the Registrar, a
memorandum of practice signed by all the partners stating-
(a) the names and qualifications of each partner;
(b) the nationality of the partners;
(c) the name of the firm; and
(d) the address of the registered office, the postal address, the telephone and
the facsimile number of the firm. 30. A person shall not qualify to be registered as an architect if-
(a) he has been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty;
(b) he has been adjudged or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind under
any law in force in Zambia;
(c) he is an undischarged bankrupt; or
(d) in the case of a firm, the firm is not registered with the Institute. Disqualification of
architects
31. Except for heads of departments at an institution approved by the Council, the
following shall not be required to comply with this Part:
(a) lecturers; and
(b) persons undergoing training at a university or institute and approved by the
Council.

not be required to comply with this Part:
(a) lecturers; and
(b) persons undergoing training at a university or institute and approved by the
Council.

Exemption from
registration
32. (1) The Council, on the recommendation of the Registration Committee, shall
issue a practising certificate to every architect or company registered under section
twenty-eight. Practising certificate
and seal
(2) Every practising certificate issued under subsection (1) shall take effect on the
day it is issued and shall continue in force until the 30th of June next following the date of
issue. (3) The Council shall issue a seal to every registered architect or company issued
with a practising certificate.

ne next following the date of
issue. (3) The Council shall issue a seal to every registered architect or company issued
with a practising certificate.

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(4) A practising certificate shall be renewed annually upon payment of such
subscription fees as may be prescribed. 33. (1) The Council may, after recommendation of the Registration Committee,
cancel a practising certificate issued under section thirty-two if-
Cancellation of
practising certificate
(a) it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registration Committee that the
registration was obtained through fraud, misrepresentation or concealment
of any material fact; or
(b) the person ceases to be a member of the Institute. (2) The Council shall before cancelling the practising certificate under subsection
(1), give the registered architect, or firm, thirty days notice of the intention to cancel the
practising certificate and give the registered architect an opportunity to show cause as to
why his practising certificate should not be cancelled. (3) The Council shall, after cancelling the practising certificate issued under
subsection (1) publish a notice of cancellation in the Gazette.

elled. (3) The Council shall, after cancelling the practising certificate issued under
subsection (1) publish a notice of cancellation in the Gazette.

(4) A registered architect whose practising certificate is cancelled shall surrender his
seal to the Council. 34. A person aggrieved by a decision made by the Council under this Part may
within thirty days appeal to the Minister. Appeals
35. (1) A person not registered by the Council, shall not- Offences relating to
practising certificate
(a) establish a practice as an architect or be a partner in any architectural firm;
(b) practise or offer his services as, or hold himself out to be, a qualified
architect, consultant or advisor;
(c) adopt, use or exhibit the titles "architect", "registered architect", "project
architect", "consulting architect" or any other term of similar description; or
(d) do anything likely to lead persons to infer that he is a registered architect.

"consulting architect" or any other term of similar description; or
(d) do anything likely to lead persons to infer that he is a registered architect.

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(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred
thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to
both. (3) Where an offence under subsection (2) is committed by a body corporate, every
director and manager of the body corporate shall be deemed to have committed the
offence, unless the manager or director proves that the offence was committed without his
knowledge or consent. (4) Where a firm does any act which if done by an individual would be an offence
under subsection (2), every partner in that firm shall be deemed to have committed the
offence, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or
consent. 36.

tner in that firm shall be deemed to have committed the
offence, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or
consent. 36.

(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if he- Offences relating to
registration
(a) makes or causes to be made an unauthorised entry, alteration or erasure in
a register, practising certificate, or in any copy thereof; or
(b) procures or attempts to procure for himself or any other person a practising
certificate by means of fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of any
material fact. (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable, upon
conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both. PART V
M ISCELLANEOUS
37. A registered architect shall charge for professional services rendered at such
rates as may be prescribed by the Minister, upon recommendation by the Council, by
statutory instrument. Professional fees
38. The Minister may, upon recommendation by the Council, make Regulations-
(a) setting out-
Regulations
(i) the code of professional ethics and conduct; and

Minister may, upon recommendation by the Council, make Regulations-
(a) setting out-
Regulations
(i) the code of professional ethics and conduct; and

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(ii) the conditions of engagement of an architect; and
(b) for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act. 39. The savings and transitional provisions in the Second Schedule shall apply in
respect of the Institute, Council and other matters. Savings
40. The Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act is hereby repealed. Repeal of Cap. 825 of
the 1971 edition
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Section 14)
THE COUNCIL
1. The functions of the Council shall be to-
(a) register names of members of the Institute; and
(b) perform all the functions of the Institute. Functions of the
Council
2. (1) The Council shall consist of the following members:
(a) the President;
(b) the Vice-President;
(c) the Honorary-Secretary;
(d) the Honorary-Treasurer;
(e) a representative of the Attorney-General; and
(f) not more than seven other members. (2) Except for the member referred to in subsection (e), the members referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. (3) The President shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of one year each. Composition of
Council
3.

e elected at the Annual General Meeting. (3) The President shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of one year each. Composition of
Council
3.

The members of the Council shall be elected by secret ballot at an Annual General
Meeting. Election of Members

The members of the Council shall be elected by secret ballot at an Annual General
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4. (1) A member of the Council shall hold office for two years and may be re-elected for two
more years. (2) Upon the expiration of the term for which a member is elected he shall continue to hold
office until his successor has been elected, but in no case shall any extension of one term exceed
three months. (3) The office of member shall become vacant-
(a) upon the member's death;
(b) if he is adjudged bankrupt;
(c) if he is adjudged or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind under any law in force
in Zambia;
(d) if he is absent, without prior approval of the Council from three consecutive meetings
of the Council of which due notice was given to him; or
(e) upon the expiry of not less than one month's notice, in writing, of that member's
intention to resign given by the member to the President. Tenure of office and
vacancy
5. (1) The seal of the Council shall be such device as may be determined by the Council and
shall be kept by the Honorary-Secretary.

ffice and
vacancy
5. (1) The seal of the Council shall be such device as may be determined by the Council and
shall be kept by the Honorary-Secretary.

(2) The affixing of the seal shall be authenticated by the President or the Vice-President and
one other person authorised in that behalf by the Council. (3) Any document purporting to be a document under seal of the Council shall be received in
evidence and shall be deemed to be a document so executed or so issued, as the case may be,
without further proof, unless the contrary is proved. Seal of Council
6. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Council may regulate its own procedure. (2) The Council shall, for the transaction of business, meet at least twice in every calendar
year at such places and at such times as the Chairperson may determine. (3) The quorum of the meeting of the Council shall be seven. (4) Subject to paragraph 5, the President shall, upon giving notice of not less than fourteen
days, call a special meeting of the Council if not less than five members so request in writing. (5) If the urgency of any particular matter does not permit the giving of the notice referred to in
sub-paragraph (4), a special meeting may be called upon giving shorter notice.

rticular matter does not permit the giving of the notice referred to in
sub-paragraph (4), a special meeting may be called upon giving shorter notice.

(6) There shall preside at a meeting of the Council the President or, in the absence of the
President, the Vice-President or, in the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, such
member as the members present may elect for the purpose of that meeting. (7) A decision of the Council on any question shall be by a majority of the members present
and voting at the meeting and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding at the meeting
shall have a casting vote in addition to that persons's deliberative vote. (8) The Council may invite any person whose presence is in its opinion desirable, to attend
and to participate in the deliberations of a meeting of the Council, but such a person shall have no
vote. (9) The validity of any proceedings, act or decision of the Council shall not be affected by any
vacancy in the membership of the Council or by any defect in the appointment of any member. (10) The Council shall cause minutes to be kept of the proceedings of every meeting of the
Council and of every meeting of any committee established by the Council. Proceedings of
Council
7.

be kept of the proceedings of every meeting of the
Council and of every meeting of any committee established by the Council. Proceedings of
Council
7.

(1) If any person is present at a meeting of the Council at which any matter in which that
person or that person's spouse is directly interested, he shall, as soon as practicable after the
commencement of the meeting, disclose that interest and shall not, unless the Council otherwise
directs, take part in any consideration or discussion of, or vote on, any question touching that matter. (2) A disclosure of interest made under sub-paragraph (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of
the meeting at which it is made. Disclosure of interest
8. The Council may appoint, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such other
staff as it may consider necessary for the performance of the functions of Council. Staff of Council

ms and conditions as it may determine, such other
staff as it may consider necessary for the performance of the functions of Council. Staff of Council

The Laws of Zambia
Copyright Ministry of Legal Affairs, Government of the Republic of Zambia
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Section 39)
SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
1. In this Schedule-
"the former Board" means the Architect and Quantity Surveyors Board established under the
Repealed Act; and
Interpretation
"the repealed Act" means the Architect and Quantity Surveyors Act. Cap. 825 of the old
edition
2. A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held office as one of the
members of the former Board referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of section three
of the repealed Act, shall hold office, subject to this Act, as members of the Institute until replaced by
persons elected for the purpose of paragraph two of the first Schedule to this Act. Former registered
members to be
members of Institute
3. Nothing in this Act affects the rights of any person employed by the former Board immediately
before the commencement of this Act. Staff of former Board
4.

ng in this Act affects the rights of any person employed by the former Board immediately
before the commencement of this Act. Staff of former Board
4.

On the commencement of this Act, all property assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the
Zambia Institute of Architects as registered under the Societies Act shall vest in the Institute
established by this Act. Liabilities and
obligations
Cap. 119
5. Any proceeings or cause of action instituted or pending by or against the Zambia Institute of
Architects as registered under the Societies Act, immediately prior to the commencement of this Act,
shall continue as if instituted under this Act. Proceedings
Cap. 119
6. Any architectural projects commissioned prior to the commencement of this Act under the
conditions of engagement and scale of fees subsisting under the amended Act shall continue to apply
until the projects are completed.