Persons with Disabilities Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2012No. No. 6 of 2012
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2012. It contains 75 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012)
- S. 1Short title
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Subject to the Constitution, where there is any inconsistency
- S. 4General principles
- S. 5Duty to respect and uphold rights and dignity of persons with
- S. 6Prohibition of discrimination and use of derogatory names
- S. 7Right to family life and social activities
- S. 8Legal protection and participation in judicial proceedings
- S. 9Law enforcement and persons with disabilities
- S. 10Void contracts
- S. 11Continuation of Agency
- S. 12Restriction on execution against property of Agency
- S. 13Composition of Board
- S. 14Functions of Agency
- S. 15(1) A person with disability shall apply to the Agency for
- S. 16Agency may gather information
- S. 17(1) The Agency shall distribute information relating to any
- S. 18Delegation of powers and assignment of functions
- S. 19Director-General and other staff
- S. 20(1) The Minister shall, in consultation with the relevant
- S. 21(1) The Minister shall, in collaboration with the Agency
- S. 22Education system
- S. 23Special education facilities and equipment in educational
- S. 24Education of child with disability
- S. 25Prohibition of refusal or admission on account of disability
- S. 26Library facilities
- S. 27The Minister shall, in collaboration with the Minister
- S. 28(1) The Ministry responsible for health shall, in formulating
- S. 29The Ministry responsible for health shall include the study
- S. 30Periodic screening of children
- S. 31Operation of assessment centres
- S. 32The Minister shall, in collaboration with State institutions Habilitation
- S. 33Habilitation and Rehabilitation Cenuro
- S. 35(1) The Minister shall, after consultation with the Minister
- S. 36The Minister shall, in consultation with the Minister responsible
- S. 37(1) The Government shall grant a person who employs a
- S. 38(1) An employer shall not post or transfer a person with
- S. 39The Agency shall, in consultation with the relevant Reservation
- S. 40Accessibility
- S. 41(1) A person shall not, on the ground of disability, deny a
- S. 42A person who provides services to the public shall put in Access to
- S. 43Integration of needs of persons with disabilities
- S. 44(1) A person with disability may import a vehicle adapted or Importation
- S. 45Parking places for persons with disabilities
- S. 46Facilities at port terminals
- S. 47Public service vehicles
- S. 48Participation in cultural, life, recreation, leisure and sport
- S. 49All television stations shall provide a sign language inset Television
- S. 50(1) All persons providing public telephone services shall, Telephone
- S. 51Participation in political and public life
- S. 52Disability services institutions
- S. 53Public services institutions
- S. 54Registration of organisation of, or for, persons with disabilities
- S. 55(1) The National Trust Fund for Persons with Disabilities National
- S. 56(1) The financial year of the Fund shall be the period of
- S. 57(1) The Director-General shall appoint inspectors to inspect
- S. 58(1) An inspector shall have power, on production of the
- S. 59(1) An inspector shall submit to the Director-General such Duty of
- S. 60(1) This section shall apply to any-
- S. 61Concealment of persons with disabilities
- S. 62(1) A person who negligently causes a disability to another
- S. 63A person commits an offence if that person knowingly or
- S. 64(1) The Agency may request the Attorney-General to take Request for
- S. 65A person who contravenes any provision of this Act for General
- S. 66Regulations
- S. 67(1). The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1996, is hereby Rapeal of
- S. ILAMBIA AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- S. IIRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- S. IVSTRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- S. IXOFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- S. VPROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- S. VIDISABILITY SERVICES INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS OF, AND FOR, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- S. VIINATIONAL TRUST FUND FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- S. VIIIINSPECTORATE
- S. XGENERAL PROVISIONS