Legal Practitioners Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament1996No. Act No. 10 of 1996
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Legal Practitioners Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 1996. It contains 102 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Legal Practitioners Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Legal Practitioners Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3(1) Every officer to whom this section applies shall, in connection with the duties Certain officers
- S. 4(1) There shall be established for the purposes of this Act a committee to be
- S. 5(1) The Registrar shall keep, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of Roll of practitioners
- S. 6Q ualification for admission as a legal practitioner
- S. 7R epealed by Act No. 10 of 1996
- S. 8Repealed by Act No. 10 of 1996.
- S. 9R epealed by Act No. 10 of 1996
- S. 10R epealed by Act No. 10 of 1996
- S. 11Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of section thirteen, a person shall be Professional and
- S. 12A pprenticeship qualifications
- S. 13(1) Any person who- Admission by the
- S. 14A dmission fee
- S. 15E ntry of name on Roll
- S. 16A ttorney-General to be appointed State Counsel for Zambia
- S. 17P ower of the President to appoint a State Counsel for Zambia and procedure
- S. 18L imitation on appointments of State Counsel for Zambia
- S. 19(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not be appointed as a State
- S. 20P recedence of practitioners
- S. 21Section 21
- S. 22R emoval from Roll and procedure of Disciplinary Committee
- S. 23R ules governing Disciplinary Committee
- S. 24(1) The powers conferred upon the Court by sections twenty-two, twenty-five, Powers of Court under
- S. 25C onsideration of report by Court
- S. 26R epresentation by counsel
- S. 27R eference of report back to Disciplinary Committee
- S. 28P ower of Court to deal with practitioner
- S. 29D isciplinary powers of Court or Judge apart from inquiry by Disciplinary
- S. 30P ower of Registrar to draw up orders
- S. 31O rders of Court to be noted on Roll
- S. 32L imitation of time for certain applications to strike names off Roll
- S. 33The Chief Justice may, if he thinks fit, either on his own initiative or on the Restoration to Roll
- S. 34D isciplinary powers as to clerks
- S. 35A ssociation to issue practising certificates
- S. 36A pplication for practising certificates
- S. 37D iscretion of Association to refuse certificate in special cases
- S. 38D ate and period of validity of practising certificate
- S. 39L ist published by Association to be prima facie evidence of practitioner holding
- S. 40(1) A fund to be called "the Compensation Fund" shall be established, Compensation Fund
- S. 41Q ualifications for practising
- S. 42U nqualified person not to act as an advocate
- S. 43P enalty for pretending to be an advocate
- S. 44O ffences by unqualified persons
- S. 45Every person who draws or prepares any written document referred to in the Instrument to be
- S. 46Any unqualified person who, unless he proves that the act was not done for or Penalty on unqualified
- S. 47N o costs recoverable where unqualified person acts as advocate
- S. 48P ractitioner not to act as agent for unqualified person
- S. 49(1) No practitioner shall, in connection with his practice as such a practitioner, Employment by
- S. 50P enalty on failure to disclose fact of having been struck off, etc.
- S. 51O ffences by bodies corporate
- S. 52O ffences by practitioners
- S. 53O ffences deemed professional misconduct
- S. 54Subject to the provisions of section forty-nine, nothing in this Act shall be Saving as to
- S. 55R estriction upon right to employ qualified persons who are not practitioners
- S. 56In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
- S. 57P ractitioner's accounts
- S. 58Every practitioner who holds or receives money on account of a client (save Client's money to be
- S. 59W hat money to be paid into client account
- S. 60W ithdrawing of money from client account
- S. 61W hat money need not be paid into client account
- S. 62(1) If a practitioner fails to comply with any of the provisions of the preceding Complaint in respect
- S. 63E vidence and deposit of costs before instituting inspection of accounts
- S. 64N otice to practitioner: how made
- S. 65P enalty for breach of Part VIII
- S. 66S aving
- S. 67R elief to banks
- S. 68(1) In order to ascertain whether the provisions of this Part have been complied Association may
- S. 69P ower of Association to deal with property of certain practitioners
- S. 70P ower to make general orders as to remuneration of practitioners
- S. 71S cale of rates of commission and percentage
- S. 72An order made in respect of non-contentious business may authorise and Security for payment
- S. 73T axation of bills of costs
- S. 74A greements with respect to remuneration for non-contentious business
- S. 75R emuneration of practitioner who is a mortgagee
- S. 76P ower to make agreements as to remuneration for contentious business
- S. 77M iscellaneous provisions as to agreements with respect to costs of contentious
- S. 78I n certain circumstances taxing officer may reduce amount payable under
- S. 79(1) If, after some business has been done under an agreement made in Death, incapability or
- S. 80A greement excludes taxation
- S. 81M iscellaneous provisions as to remuneration for contentious business
- S. 82P ower of Court to order practitioner to deliver his bill and to deliver up deeds
- S. 83(1) Every advocate may, subject to the provisions of this Act and to any rules of Action to recover
- S. 84C harging orders
- S. 85P ractitioners to be officers of the Court
- S. 86O nus of proof
- S. 87P ayment of expenses of Disciplinary Committee
- S. 88A uthentication of regulations and other documents
- S. 89R ules of court
- S. 90The Disciplinary Committee, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice, may for General regulations
- S. 91S aving of other written laws
- S. 92(1) The Legal Practitioners Act, Chapter 48 of the Revised Edition (hereinafter Repeal and savings
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
- S. IIIADMISSION AND ENROLMENT
- S. IVREMOVAL FROM AND RESTORATION TO THE ROLL
- S. IXSection IX
- S. VPRACTISING CERTIFICATES
- S. VICOMPENSATION FUND
- S. VIIPRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS AND OFFENCES IN CONNECTION WITH PRACTICE
- S. VIIIKEEPING OF ACCOUNTS BY PRACTITIONERS
- S. XMISCELLANEOUS