Immigration and Deportation Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Immigration and Deportation 2010. Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Immigration and Deportation Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 45 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Immigration and Deportation Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Immigration and Deportation Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Immigration and Deportation Act. Short title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3A pplication
- S. 4(1) There shall be appointed as public officers a Chief Immigration Officer and Appointment of Chief
- S. 5D elegation of powers of Chief Immigration Officer
- S. 6P owers of arrest of immigration assistants
- S. 7P owers of search, etc.
- S. 8(1) The person in charge of any aircraft, train, vehicle or vessel bringing into Liability of carriers,
- S. 9E ntrants to appear before immigration officer
- S. 10E xamination of entrants and others
- S. 11C ertain visitors to reappear before immigration officer
- S. 12S ecurity may be required from entrants
- S. 13E xamination of persons leaving Zambia
- S. 14E ntry permits
- S. 15V isiting permits
- S. 16S tudy permits
- S. 17(1) An immigration officer may issue a temporary permit to a prohibited Temporary permits
- S. 18(1) On application being made in the prescribed manner, the Chief Immigration Employment permits
- S. 19P rohibition on employment, study, etc., without permit
- S. 20On application being made in the prescribed manner by the holder of a permit Variation of conditions
- S. 21(1) The Chief Immigration Officer may by notice in writing revoke any permit Revocation of permits
- S. 22P rohibited immigrants
- S. 23P rohibited immigrants required to leave Zambia
- S. 24R epresentations against requirement to leave Zambia
- S. 25S uspected prohibited immigrants
- S. 26D eportation
- S. 27E vidence
- S. 28B urden of proof
- S. 29O ffences
- S. 30P enalty
- S. 31R egulations
- S. 32R ules
- S. 33C ertificates for established residents
- S. 34S ervice of notice
- S. 35R easons to be given for arrests or detention
- S. 36D etention
- S. 37R epeals
- S. 38S avings
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I PRELIMINARY
- S. IIAPPOINTMENTS AND POWERSPART II APPOINTMENTS AND POWERS
- S. IIIEXAMINATION OF PERSONS ENTERING AND LEAVING ZAMBIA AND OTHERSPART III EXAMINATION OF PERSONS ENTERING AND LEAVING ZAMBIA AND OTHERS
- S. IVISSUE, VARIATION AND REVOCATION OF PERMITSPART IV ISSUE, VARIATION AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS
- S. VPROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS AND DEPORTATIONPART V PROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS AND DEPORTATION
- S. VIMISCELLANEOUSPART VI MISCELLANEOUS
- S. VIIREPEALS AND SAVINGSPART VII REPEALS AND SAVINGS