ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL EDUCATION ACT

to establish the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education; to constitute the council of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education; to define the functions of the council of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education; to repeal sections 7 to 10 of the Legal Practitioners Act; and provide for matters connected to or incidental to the foregoing.

[1st April, 1996]

Act 10 of 1996,

Act 37 of 1996,

Act 19 of 2009,

Act 9 of 2011,

Act 16 of 2021,

Act 29 of 2021.

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Accreditation Committee" means the Committee established under section 10A;

[Ins by s 2 of Act 19 of 2009.]

"Chairperson" means the person appointed under section 5;

"council" means the council of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education;

"Director" means the person appointed under section 14;

"former council" means the council of Legal Education established under the Legal Practitioners Act;

"Institute" means the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education;

"Secretary" means the person appointed under section 15;

"Vice-Chairperson" means the person appointed under section 5;

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

[Ins by s 2 of Act 29 of 2021.]

PART II
THE COUNCIL OF THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL EDUCATION

3. Establishment of council of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education

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

4. Functions of council

(1) The functions of the council shall be to provide national, regional and international legal post-graduate studies and training in legislative drafting.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), the functions of the council shall be to-

(a) set minimum educational entry qualifications of persons seeking enrolment as students of the Institute;

(b) provide minimum educational qualifications for students who wish to be admitted to the legal bar;

(d) keep a register of all enroled students;

(e) recommend to the Zambia Qualifications Authority, accreditation and recognition of minimum required courses to be completed as part of qualifications of foreign students who wish to be enroled as students of the Institute;

[S 4(2)(e) rep by s 3(a), s 4(2)(f) subs by s 3(b) and s 4(2)(f) relettered as s 4(2)(e) by s 3(c) of Act 29 of 2021.]

(f) set and hold examinations for candidates for admission as legal practitioners;

[S 4(2)(g) relettered as s 4(2)(f) by s 3(c) of Act 29 of 2021.]

(g) provide post-graduate judicial training for Magistrates and Judges;

[S 4(2)(h) relettered as s 4(2)(g) by s 3(c) of Act 29 of 2021.]

(h) encourage international co-operation in post-graduate legal and legislative drafting studies provided by the council;

[S 4(2)(i) relettered as s 4(2)(h) by s 3(c) of Act 29 of 2021.]

(i) provide such post-graduate courses of legal studies and set and hold examinations in such courses as the council may think necessary;

[S 4(2)(j) relettered as s 4(2)(i) by s 3(c) of Act 29 of 2021.]

(j) prepare and publish a syllabus of courses of study essential for purposes of any examination set and held by the council;

[S 4(2)(k) relettered as s 4(2)(j) by s 3(c) of Act 29 of 2021.]

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