Legal Aid Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2021
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Legal Aid Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2021. It contains 74 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Legal Aid Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Legal Aid Act
- S. 1(1) This Act may be cited as the Legal Aid Act, 2021, and Short title
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation
- S. 3Application
- S. 4Continuation of Legal Aid Board
- S. 5Functions of Legal Aid Board
- S. 6Scope of legal aid
- S. 7Autonomy of Legal Aid Board
- S. 8Constitution of Board
- S. 9Functions of Board
- S. 10Director and other staff
- S. 11Right of audience of Legal Aid Assistant
- S. 12Application for registration as practitioner under judicare
- S. 13Remuneration of practitioner under judicare
- S. 14Payment of costs to private practitioner for judicare
- S. 15Application for registration as legal assistant
- S. 16Qualifications of legal assistant
- S. 17Scope of services of legal assistant
- S. 18Application for registration as paralegal
- S. 19Qualifications of paralegal
- S. 20Scope of practice of paralegal
- S. 21Application for registration as legal aid service provider
- S. 22Qualifications of legal staff of legal aid service provider
- S. 23Sections 17 and 20 shall apply to the scope of practice of
- S. 24(1) A person, other than a practitioner, shall not offer a
- S. 25(1) The Director may, within fourteen days of receipt of
- S. 26Aregistered practitioner, legal assistant or paralegal under
- S. 27Suspension and cancellation of certificate of registration
- S. 28Re-registration
- S. 29Display of certificate of registration
- S. 30Renewal of certificate of registration
- S. 31Prohibition of transfer of certificate of registration
- S. 32Duplicate certificate of registration
- S. 33Offences relating to registration
- S. 34Application for legal aid
- S. 35Grant of legal aid
- S. 36Effect of legal aid certificate
- S. 37Alternative dispute resolution
- S. 38Appeal against refusal of Director to grant legal aid
- S. 39Termination of legal aid
- S. 40Continuation of Fund
- S. 41Application of monies of Fund
- S. 42Administration of Fund and accounts
- S. 43Application for legal aid in court
- S. 44Legal aid granted at initiative of court
- S. 45Legal aid in civil cases where State is party
- S. 46Cases involving point of law of public importance
- S. 47Grant of legal aid in civil matter
- S. 48Person may refuse or dispense with legal aid
- S. 49Categories of civil cases for which legal aid may not be
- S. 50Consultation fees for legal aid
- S. 51Legal aid contribution
- S. 52Ascertainment of means
- S. 53Costs awarded to legally aided person
- S. 54Deductions from awards to legally aided person
- S. 55Costs
- S. 56Register
- S. 57Appeals
- S. 58Information on right to legal aid by judges, magistrates,
- S. 59General offences
- S. 60Administrator-General may be administrator ad litem in
- S. 61Regulations
- S. 62Repeal of Act No. 30 of 1967
- S. 63Act to bind Republic
- S. 64Savings and transitional provisions
- S. in any consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE LEGAL AID BOARD
- S. IIIPRACTITIONERS, LEGAL ASSISTANTS, PARALEGALS AND LEGAL AID SERVICE PROVIDERS
- S. IVREGISTRATION OF PRACTITIONERS, LEGAL ASSISTANTS, PARALEGALS AND LEGAL AID SERVICE PROVIDERS
- S. IXGENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VPROVISION OF LEGAL AID GRANTED BY LEGAL AID BOARD
- S. VILEGAL AID FUND
- S. VIILEGAL AID GRANTED BY COURT
- S. VIIICONTRIBUTION AND COSTS OF LEGAL AID