CHAPTER 162
CLUBS’ REGISTRATION ACT
Arrangement of Sections
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Every club where intoxicating liquor is habitually sold, to be registered
4. Registration does not constitute club premises licensed premises, etc.
5. Application for registration
6. Mode of registration
7. Registration fees
8. Grounds for cancellation of registration
9. Permit for supply of intoxicating liquor for consumption off club premises
10. Sale or supply of intoxicating liquor by an unregistered club
11. Registers of members and guests
12. Power of entry of club premises
13. Search warrant
14. Regulations
AN ACT
to provide for the registration and control of clubs situated within Zambia; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
[1st January, 1927]
Act 20 of 1926,
Act 36 of 1933,
Act 23 of 1936,
Act 60 of 1953,
Act 34 of 1958,
Act 30 of 1961,
Act 7 of 1963,
Act 57 of 1964,
Act 27 of 1966,
Act 33 of 1966,
Act 24 of 1977,
Act 12 of 1992,
Act 7 of 1993,
Act 2 of 1994,
Act 13 of 1994,
GN 304 of 1964,
GN 497 of 1964,
GN 502 of 1964,
SI 91 of 1965.
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Clubs’ Registration Act.
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“club” means any community or society consisting of not less than twenty-five members who assemble or meet together in pursuit of a common object;
“club premises” means any building, room or meeting place where members of a club or their guests assemble;
“intoxicating liquor” means any spirit, wine, ale, beer, porter, cider, perry, hop-beer or any liquor containing more than two per centum of alcohol and any other liquor which the Minister may from time to time declare, by statutory notice, to be an intoxicating liquor within the meaning and operation of this definition;
“officer of a club” means a person taking part in the direction or management of a club irrespective of whether he acts in an honorary or paid capacity;
“secretary” means any officer of a club or other person performing the duties of a secretary;
“unregistered club” means a club which requires under this Act to be registered but is not registered or in respect of which the registration has been cancelled or has not been renewed in accordance with sub-section (2) of section 6.
[S 2 am by Act 7 of 1963; GN 304 of 1964.]
3. Every club where intoxicating liquor is habitually sold, to be registered
The secretary of every club which occupies a house or part of a house or other premises which are habitually used for the purposes of a club and in which any intoxicating liquor is supplied to members or their guests shall make application to the District Secretary of the District in which the club premises are situate to be registered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Act. In the case of a club which is open on the commencement of this Act, such application shall be made within six weeks thereafter, and in the case of a new club requiring registration which is about to be opened after the commencement of this Act, such application shall be made before the opening of the club.
4. Registration does not constitute club premises licensed premises, etc.
The registration of a club under this Act shall not constitute the club premises “licensed premises” or authorise any sale of intoxicating liquor thereon which would otherwise be illegal under any written law.
5. Application for registration
Any application to the District Secretary for registration of a club shall be accompanied by an affidavit containing the particulars set out in Form 1 in the Schedule signed by the secretary.
6. Mode of registration
(1) Upon consideration of the application the District Secretary if satisfied as to the bona fides of the club shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), in his discretion grant the same and shall issue a Certificate of Registration in Form 2 in the Schedule and thereupon the club shall be deemed to be duly registered.
(2) The secretary of every club shall, in the month of December in the year in which the club was first registered under this Act and in the month of December of every year subsequent to that year, make application to the District Secretary for renewal of the Certificate of Registration, together with a statement showing the number of members of the club at the date of the application and any alteration made in the club rules since the club was first registered or during the preceding year, as the case may be. Upon consideration of the application the District Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), in his discretion grant the application and renew the Certificate of Registration.
(3) The District Secretary shall not—
(a) register or renew any registration of any club unless he is satisfied—
(i) that the club is managed by a committee of its members;
(ii) that such committee holds regular meetings of which proper minutes are kept;
(iii) that the election of such members is either by the committee or by all members of the club;
(iv) that a register of members and a register of guests and proper accounts are kept;
(v) that no profit from the supply of liquor by the club accrues to any individual;
(b) save with the approval in writing of the Minister in any particular case, register or renew the registration of any club if the annual subscription payable by each ordinary member thereof is more than thirty-two fee units.
(4) An appeal against the refusal of the District Secretary to grant any application under this section shall lie to the High Court which may reverse such decision where it is satisfied that the District Secretary ought to have granted the application.
[S 6 am by Act 7 of 1963, 27 of 1966, 33 of 1966, 13 of 1994.]
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CHAPTER 162
CLUBS’ REGISTRATION ACT
Arrangement of Sections
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Every club where intoxicating liquor is habitually sold, to be registered
4. Registration does not constitute club premises licensed premises, etc.
5. Application for registration
6. Mode of registration
7. Registration fees
8. Grounds for cancellation of registration
9. Permit for supply of intoxicating liquor for consumption off club premises
10. Sale or supply of intoxicating liquor by an unregistered club
11. Registers of members and guests
12. Power of entry of club premises
13. Search warrant
14. Regulations
AN ACT
to provide for the registration and control of clubs situated within Zambia; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
[1st January, 1927]
Act 20 of 1926,
Act 36 of 1933,
Act 23 of 1936,
Act 60 of 1953,
Act 34 of 1958,
Act 30 of 1961,
Act 7 of 1963,
Act 57 of 1964,
Act 27 of 1966,
Act 33 of 1966,
Act 24 of 1977,
Act 12 of 1992,
Act 7 of 1993,
Act 2 of 1994,
Act 13 of 1994,
GN 304 of 1964,
GN 497 of 1964,
GN 502 of 1964,
SI 91 of 1965.
This Act may be cited as the Clubs’ Registration Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“club” means any community or society consisting of not less than twenty-five members who assemble or meet together in pursuit of a common object;
“club premises” means any building, room or meeting place where members of a club or their guests assemble;
“intoxicating liquor” means any spirit, wine, ale, beer, porter, cider, perry, hop-beer or any liquor containing more than two per centum of alcohol and any other liquor which the Minister may from time to time declare, by statutory notice, to be an intoxicating liquor within the meaning and operation of this definition;
“officer of a club” means a person taking part in the direction or management of a club irrespective of whether he acts in an honorary or paid capacity;
“secretary” means any officer of a club or other person performing the duties of a secretary;
“unregistered club” means a club which requires under this Act to be registered but is not registered or in respect of which the registration has been cancelled or has not been renewed in accordance with sub-section (2) of section 6.
[S 2 am by Act 7 of 1963; GN 304 of 1964.]
3. Every club where intoxicating liquor is habitually sold, to be registered
The secretary of every club which occupies a house or part of a house or other premises which are habitually used for the purposes of a club and in which any intoxicating liquor is supplied to members or their guests shall make application to the District Secretary of the District in which the club premises are situate to be registered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Act. In the case of a club which is open on the commencement of this Act, such application shall be made within six weeks thereafter, and in the case of a new club requiring registration which is about to be opened after the commencement of this Act, such application shall be made before the opening of the club.
4. Registration does not constitute club premises licensed premises, etc.
The registration of a club under this Act shall not constitute the club premises “licensed premises” or authorise any sale of intoxicating liquor thereon which would otherwise be illegal under any written law.
5. Application for registration
Any application to the District Secretary for registration of a club shall be accompanied by an affidavit containing the particulars set out in Form 1 in the Schedule signed by the secretary.
(1) Upon consideration of the application the District Secretary if satisfied as to the bona fides of the club shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), in his discretion grant the same and shall issue a Certificate of Registration in Form 2 in the Schedule and thereupon the club shall be deemed to be duly registered.
(2) The secretary of every club shall, in the month of December in the year in which the club was first registered under this Act and in the month of December of every year subsequent to that year, make application to the District Secretary for renewal of the Certificate of Registration, together with a statement showing the number of members of the club at the date of the application and any alteration made in the club rules since the club was first registered or during the preceding year, as the case may be. Upon consideration of the application the District Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), in his discretion grant the application and renew the Certificate of Registration.
(3) The District Secretary shall not—
(a) register or renew any registration of any club unless he is satisfied—
(i) that the club is managed by a committee of its members;
(ii) that such committee holds regular meetings of which proper minutes are kept;
(iii) that the election of such members is either by the committee or by all members of the club;
(iv) that a register of members and a register of guests and proper accounts are kept;
(v) that no profit from the supply of liquor by the club accrues to any individual;
(b) save with the approval in writing of the Minister in any particular case, register or renew the registration of any club if the annual subscription payable by each ordinary member thereof is more than thirty-two fee units.
(4) An appeal against the refusal of the District Secretary to grant any application under this section shall lie to the High Court which may reverse such decision where it is satisfied that the District Secretary ought to have granted the application.
[S 6 am by Act 7 of 1963, 27 of 1966, 33 of 1966, 13 of 1994.]
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