National Health Research Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2013
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The National Health Research Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2013. It contains 75 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the National Health Research Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the National Health Research Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the National Health Research Short title
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
- S. 3(1) Notwithstanding any other law, this Act applies to all
- S. 4Establishment of National Health Research Authority
- S. 5Functions of Authority
- S. 6Powers of Authority
- S. 7Council of Authority
- S. 8Exercise of functions and powers of Authority
- S. 9Committees of Council
- S. 10Delegation of functions
- S. 11Director
- S. 12Secretary, inspectors and other staff of Authority
- S. 13National Health Research Ethics Board
- S. 14Functions of Board
- S. 15Tenure of office and vacancy of Board
- S. 16Proceedings of Board
- S. 17Research protocol
- S. 18Health research ethics committees
- S. 19Functions and procedures of health research ethics
- S. 20Misconduct by health researchers
- S. 21Complaints
- S. 22Immunity from liability or penalty
- S. 23Reports by Board
- S. 24Staff of Board
- S. 25Disclosure of interest by members of Board
- S. 26Protection of personal information
- S. 27Immunity of member of Board or committee
- S. 28Annual report of Board
- S. 29Appeals
- S. 30Jurisdiction over offences committed outside Zambia
- S. 31Priority areas for health research
- S. 32Dissemination of health research information
- S. 33Access to, and deposition of, health research databases
- S. 34Monitoring and evaluation
- S. 35Partnerships in health research
- S. 36Human research guidelines
- S. 37Consultation about regulatory framework
- S. 38Interim regulatory requirements
- S. 39Revocation of regulatory frameworks
- S. 40Procedures for making submissions
- S. 41Health Research Trust Account
- S. 42Credit of amounts to Trust Account
- S. 43Purposes of Trust Account
- S. 44Accounting for gifts and bequests
- S. 45Health research on, or experimentation with, human
- S. 46Prohibition of reproductive cloning of human beings
- S. 47Prohibition of removal of tissue, organs, blood, blood
- S. 48Purposes of collection of biological materials
- S. 49Storage of biological materials
- S. 50Exportation and importation of biological materials
- S. 51Designation of institution as bio-bank
- S. 52Searches at ports of entry, exit and sites
- S. 53Ownership of biological materials and material transfer
- S. 54Clinical trials
- S. 55Research in traditional, complementary and alternative
- S. 56Intellectual property rights
- S. 57Entry by inspectors or other authorised persons
- S. 58Duty to provide information to inspector
- S. 59Service of Notice
- S. 60Authentication of documents
- S. 61General penalties for offences
- S. 62Offences by body corporation or an unincorporate body
- S. 63Regulations
- S. 64Transitional provisions
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY
- S. IIITHE NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS SYSTEM
- S. IVREGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
- S. IXINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- S. VHEALTH RESEARCH ON, OR EXPERIMENTATION WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS AND ANIMAL SUBJECTS
- S. VIBIOLOGICAL MATERIALS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
- S. VIICLINICAL TRIALS
- S. VIIIRSEARCH IN TRADITIONAL, COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- S. VIXINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- S. XGENERAL PROVISIONS