ZAMBIA INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY STUDIES ACT

Arrangement of Sections

   Section

PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

   1.   Short title

   2.   Interpretation

PART II
THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY STUDIES

   3.   Establishment of Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies

   4.   Seal of Institute

   5.   Functions of Institute

   6.   Council of Institute

   7.   Tenure of office and vacancy

   8.   Functions of Council

   9.   Proceedings of Council

   10.   Committees of Council

   11.   Allowances

   12.   Director and other staff

   13.   Disclosure of interest

   14.   Immunity

PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

   15.   Funds of Institute

   16.   Financial year

   17.   Accounts and audit

   18.   Annual report

PART IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS

   19.   Prohibition of publication or disclosure of information to unauthorised persons

   20.   General offences

   21.   Regulations

   22.   Savings and transitional provisions

      SCHEDULE

AN ACT

to establish the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies and provide for its functions; constitute the Council of the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies and provide for its functions; provide for the development of human resource in the tourism sector through academic and professional development, skills training, research and consultancy; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

[27th December, 2016]

Act 42 of 2016,

Act 31 of 2021.

PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies Act.

2.   Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

"associate", in relation to a person, means-

   (a)   a person who is a nominee or an employee of that person;

   (b)   a person who manages the affairs of that person;

   (c)   a former spouse or conjugal partner of that person;

   (d)   a firm of which that person, or that person's nominee, is a partner or a person in charge or in control of its business or affairs;

   (e)   a company in which that person or that person's nominee, is a director or is in charge or in control of its business or affairs, or in which that person, alone or together with that person's nominee, holds a controlling interest or shares amounting to more than 30 per cent of the total share capital; or

   (f)   the trustee of a trust, where-

      (i)   the trust has been created by that person; or

      (ii)   the total value of the assets contributed by that person before or after the creation of the trust, amounts, at any time, to not less than 20 per cent of the total value of the assets of the trust;

"Chairperson" means the person appointed Chairperson of the Council under section 6;

"committee" means a committee established under section 10;

"Council" means the Council of the Institute established under section 6;

"Director" means the person appointed Director of the Institute under section 12;

"emoluments" has the meaning assigned to it in the Constitution;

"Emoluments Commission" means the Emoluments Commission established under the Constitution;

"Higher Education Authority" means the Higher Education Authority established under the Higher Education Act;

[Ins by s 2 of Act 31 of 2021.]

"higher education institution" has the meaning assigned to it in the Higher Education Act;

"Hotel and Tourism Training Institute" means the Hotel and Tourism Training Institute incorporated under the Land (Perpetual Succession) Act;

"Institute" means the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies established under section 3;

"member" means a person appointed as a member of the Council under section 6;

"relative" means-

   (a)   a person's son, daughter, brother, sister, nephew, niece, parent, uncle, aunt, grandparent or cousin; and

   (b)   a person's spouse or the spouse of any of the persons mentioned in paragraph (a);

"Secretary" means the person appointed as such under section 12;

"tourism" has the meaning assigned to it in the Tourism and Hospitality Act;

"Vice-Chairperson" means the person appointed Vice-Chairperson of the Council under section 6; and

"Zambia Qualifications Authority" means the Zambia Qualifications Authority established under the Zambia Qualifications Authority Act.

PART II
THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY STUDIES

3.   Establishment of Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies

There is established the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name and with power, subject to the other provisions of this Act, to do all such acts and things as a body corporate may, by law, do or perform.

4.   Seal of Institute

   (1) The seal of the Institute shall be such device as may be determined by the Council and shall be kept by the Director.