Local Courts Act (Cap 29)
ZambiaAct of ParliamentNo. Cap 29
The Local Courts Act (Cap 29) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 80 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Local Courts Act (Cap 29) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Local Courts Act (Cap 29)
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3A ppointment of officers
- S. 4J urisdiction of grades
- S. 5G rades of local courts
- S. 6C onstitution of local courts and appointment of members
- S. 7S essions
- S. 8Section 8
- S. 9L iability for fees
- S. 10No local court shall be precluded from trying an offence under the Local Preservation of
- S. 11Subject to any express provision of any other written law conferring jurisdiction, Cases excluded from
- S. 12L aw to be administered
- S. 13E nforcement of specified laws
- S. 14P ractice and procedure
- S. 15P arties to appear in person
- S. 16C opies of records, etc.
- S. 17A dministration of corporal punishment
- S. 18W arrant of arrest
- S. 19E xecution of orders, etc., of other courts
- S. 20D isposal of persons arrested
- S. 21(1) When any person appears before or is brought before a local court, he may, Bail
- S. 22A dditional conditions of bail bonds
- S. 23R elease from custody
- S. 24A mount of bail and deposits
- S. 25P ower to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- S. 26D ischarge of sureties
- S. 27D eath of surety
- S. 28P erson bound by recognizance absconding may be committed
- S. 29F orfeiture of recognizance
- S. 30A ppeal from and revision of orders
- S. 31P ower to issue search warrant
- S. 32E xecution of search warrant
- S. 33P ersons in charge of closed place to allow ingress thereto and egress
- S. 34D etention of property seized
- S. 35A wards in civil cases
- S. 36A ppointment of administrator and making of orders relating to interstate estates
- S. 37P owers and duties of administrators appointed by local courts
- S. 38T ransfer of applications for orders relating to intestate estates to High Court
- S. 39O rders in criminal cases
- S. 40S entences in cases of conviction for several offences at one trial
- S. 41C ommitted to Subordinate Court for sentence
- S. 42F ines
- S. 43C orporal punishment
- S. 44C ompensation
- S. 45S uspended sentences
- S. 46P ayment of fines and compensation
- S. 47C ontempt of court
- S. 48C orrupt influence
- S. 49C orrupt practice
- S. 50A djudication without authority
- S. 51I nterpretation
- S. 52R eports on cases
- S. 53T ransfer of cases
- S. 54P owers of inspection and revision
- S. 55P owers of Director
- S. 56A ppeals
- S. 57Section 57
- S. 58P owers on appeal
- S. 59E ffect of entry of appeal on order, sentence, etc.
- S. 60P rocedure in transferred cases
- S. 61U se of assessors
- S. 62D ecisions to be in accordance with substantial justice
- S. 63L ocal court justices to be subject to directions of High Court
- S. 64O fficers of local courts
- S. 65I ndemnities
- S. 66D isposal of exhibits
- S. 67P laces of imprisonment
- S. 68R ules
- S. 69D etention and imprisonment rules
- S. 70O bsolete
- S. 71O bsolete
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. IXSection IX
- S. VSection V
- S. VISection VI
- S. VIISection VII
- S. VIIISection VIII