Controlled Substances Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2023
The Controlled Substances Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2023. It contains 61 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Controlled Substances Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Controlled Substances Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Controlled Substances Act, Short title
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation
- S. 3(1) The Act shall be administered by the Authority.
- S. 4Functions of Authority
- S. 5Non-application of Part III
- S. 6Prohibition of manufacturing, importing, exporting, dealing in or advertising
- S. 7Application for licence
- S. 8Renewal of licence
- S. 9Suspension or revocation of licence
- S. 10Amendment of licence
- S. 11Submission of quarterly returns
- S. 12Transfer of licence
- S. 13Notice of cessation of activity by licensee
- S. 14National annual requirements for controlled substances
- S. 15Section 15
- S. 16Application for pharmaceutical licence
- S. 17Authorisation for certain classes of persons
- S. 18Prescribing or dispensing controlled substances
- S. 19Withdrawal and restoration of authorisation
- S. 20Sell or supply without prescription
- S. 21Sell or supply by partial filling of prescription
- S. 22Emergency sell or supply of controlled substance
- S. 23Retail of precursor chemicals
- S. 24Consignment of controlled substance in transit
- S. 25Prohibition of diversion of controlled substance within Republic
- S. 26Use of controlled substances in health research
- S. 27Classification of controlled substances
- S. 28Exemptions for certain purposes
- S. 29Non-prescription preparation containing controlled substance
- S. 30Temporary classification of controlled substances to avoid
- S. 31Temporary and permanent classification of anabolic steroids
- S. 32Records or inventory of licensed activity
- S. 33Registers by other person or institution
- S. 34Preservation of documents
- S. 35Power of authorised officer
- S. 36Powers of arrest
- S. 37Maintaining controlled substances involved premises
- S. 38Sale of controlled substance to children
- S. 39Employing, hiring, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or
- S. 40Prohibition of possession of controlled substance
- S. 41Offence of import, export, manufacture, possession and use
- S. 42General penalty
- S. 43Offence by principal officer, shareholder or partner of body
- S. 44Waiver by Authority
- S. 45Appeals
- S. 46Disposal of controlled substance
- S. 47Requirements in respect of cessation of practise
- S. 48Forfeiture
- S. 49Guidelines
- S. 50Power of Minister to amend Schedules
- S. 51Regulations
- S. 52Repeal of Act No. 42 of 1967 and savings and transitional
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IIADMINISTRATION
- S. IIILICENSING FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- S. IVMANUFACTURING, SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, SELLING, USING, PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- S. IXGENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VCLASSIFICATION AND EXEMPTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- S. VIREPORTS, RECORDS, INVENTORIES AND REGISTERS
- S. VIIINSPECTIONS
- S. VIIIOFFENCES AND PENALTIES