Cyber Security Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2025
The Cyber Security Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2025. It contains 82 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Cyber Security Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Cyber Security Act
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Establishment of Zambia Cyber Security Agency
- S. 4Functions of Agency
- S. 5Director-General and other staff
- S. 6Zambia Cyber Incident Response Team
- S. 7Constitution of sectoral cyber incident response teams
- S. 8Critical sector
- S. 9Designation of critical information or critical information
- S. 10Categories of critical information and critical information
- S. 11Registration of critical information and critical information
- S. 12Hosting of critical information and critical information
- S. 13Change in ownership of critical information or critical
- S. 14Auditing of critical information or critical information
- S. 15Non-compliance to cyber audit requirements
- S. 16Report on cyber security situational awareness
- S. 17Duty to report cyber security incidents in respect of
- S. 18Power to investigate cyber security incident and cyber
- S. 19Cyber security exercise
- S. 20Cyber Security Risk Register
- S. 21Central Monitoring and Co-ordination Centre
- S. 22Prohibition of interception of communication
- S. 23Prohibition of use, manufacture or possession of
- S. 24Registration of interception device
- S. 25Variation of certificate of registration
- S. 26Surrender of certificate of registration
- S. 27Transfer of certificate of registration
- S. 28Cancellation or suspension of certificate of registration
- S. 29Lawful interception
- S. 30Interception of communication to prevent bodily harm,
- S. 31(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, a person Prohibition of
- S. 32(1) Where a person is a party to a communication Interception of
- S. 33(1) The Centre may, on request by a law enforcement
- S. 34(1) An electronic communications service provider
- S. 35(1) A law enforcement officer who obtains
- S. 36A privileged communication intercepted in accordance
- S. 37(1) A person shall not use an electronic
- S. 38(1) An interception of satellite transmission that is not Interception of
- S. 39(1) An electronic communications service provider Assistance by
- S. 40(1) Despite any other written law, an electronic
- S. 41For the purposes of this Act, the following are cyber Cyber security
- S. 42(1) A person shall not provide a cyber security service Prohibition of
- S. 43There shall be categories of licences as may be
- S. 44(1) A person who intends to provide a cyber security
- S. 45(1) The Agency shall, where the Agency approves an
- S. 46Rejection of application
- S. 47Variation of licence
- S. 48Surrender of licence
- S. 49Transfer of licence
- S. 50Renewal of licence
- S. 51Cancellation or suspension of licence
- S. 52Register of cyber security service provider
- S. 53Identifying areas of cooperation
- S. 54Entering into agreement
- S. 55Appointment of cyber security inspector
- S. 56Power to access, search and seize
- S. 57Appointment of cyber security technical expert
- S. 58Appeals
- S. 59Search and seizure by law enforcement officer
- S. 60Restoration of property
- S. 61Assistance
- S. 62Evidence obtained by unlawful interception not
- S. 63Prohibition of obstruction of law enforcement officer
- S. 64Submission of information by controller
- S. 65General penalty
- S. 66Power of court to order cancellation of licence, forfeiture
- S. 67Guidelines
- S. 68Standards
- S. 69Exemptions
- S. 70Compounding of certain offences by Agency
- S. 71Administrative penalty
- S. 72Regulations
- S. 73Repeal of Act No. 2 of 2021
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE ZAMBIA CYBER SECURITY AGENCY
- S. IIICYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS
- S. IVPROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFORMATION AND CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
- S. IXGENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VINTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS
- S. VILICENSING OF CYBER SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS
- S. VIIINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN MAINTAINING CYBER SECURITY
- S. VIIIINSPECTORATE