Zambia - Child Law Resources


The Constitution of Zambia, 1996
An Act to Amend the Constituion of Zambia, 2009
Consolidated Laws of Zambia
The Adoption Act, 1965
The Employment Act, 1997
The Employment (Special Provisions Act), 1966
The Apprenticeship Act, 1964
The Human Rights Commission Act, 2006
The National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council Act, 2002
An Act to Amend the Juvenile Act, 2011
The Day Nurseries Act, 1958
The Penal Code Act, 1995
An Act to Amend the Penal Code, 2003
The Penal Code Amendment Act, 2005
An Act to Amend the Penal Code, 2011
The Widows and Orphans Pension Act, 1929
The Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Act), 1994
An Act to Amend the Zambia Police Act, 1999
The Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2008
Anti Gender Based Violence Act, 2011
Employment of Young Persons and Children Act, 1933
An Act to Amend Employment of Young Persons and Children Act, 2004
The Liquor Licensing Act, 1994
The Education Bill, 2011
Consolidated Laws on Education
The Criminal Procedure Code Act, 1934
The Constitution of Zambia (Draft), 2012
Citizenship Act, 2016


Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper, Year Not Known
National Action Plan on Gender Based Violence, 2008-2013
National Health Strategic Plan, 2008-2010
National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Policy, 2002
National AIDS Strategic Framweork, 2011-2015
Reproductive Health Policy (Draft), 2000
National Development Plan 2017-2021, 2017
National Youth Policy, 2015

State Party Reports
No Reports Available

Concluding Recommendations
No Concluding Recommendations Available

State Party Reports
Initial	29 Nov 2001
Combined Second, Third and Fourth State party report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child,	2013

Concluding Observations
For Initial Report	2 July 2003