Legal Aid Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Legal Aid Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 73 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Legal Aid Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Legal Aid Act
- S. 1(1) Th is Actmay be cited as the Legal Aid Act,2021,and Shorttitle
- S. 2Interpretati on
- S. 3Applicati on
- S. 4Continuation of Legal Aid Board
- S. 5Functions of Legal Aid Board
- S. 6Scopeoflegalaid
- S. 7Autonomy of Legal Aid Board
- S. 8Constitution of Board
- S. 9Functions of Board
- S. 10Directorand other staff
- S. 11Rightofaudience of Legal Aid Assistant
- S. 12Thefinancialyearof the Legal Aid Boards hall be the period Financial
- S. 13Remuneration of practitioner under judi c are
- S. 14(1) Assoonasispracticable,butnotlaterthanninetydays Annual
- S. 15Application for registration as legal assistant
- S. 16Qualifications of legal assistant
- S. 17Scope of services of legal assistant
- S. 18Application for registration as paralegal
- S. 19Qualifications of paralegal
- S. 20Scope of practice of paralegal
- S. 21Application for registration as legal aid service provider
- S. 22Qualifications of legal staff of legal aid service provider
- S. 23Scope of practice
- S. 24Prohibition of providing legal aid without regi strat i on
- S. 25Grant or rejection of app lica ti on
- S. 26Change of particulars
- S. 27Suspension and cancellation of certificate of regi strat i on
- S. 28Re-registrati on
- S. 29Display of certificate of regi strat i on
- S. 30Renewal of certificate of regi strat i on
- S. 31Prohibition of transfer of certificate of regi strat i on
- S. 32Duplicate certificate of regi strat i on
- S. 33Offences relating to regi strat i on
- S. 34Application for legal aid
- S. 35Grantoflegalaid
- S. 36Effect of legal aid certificate
- S. 37Alternative dispute re sol uti on
- S. 38Appeal against refusal of Director to grant legal aid
- S. 39Termination of legal aid
- S. 40Continuation of Fund
- S. 41Applicati on ofmonies of Fund
- S. 42Administration of Fundandaccounts
- S. 43Application for legal aid in court
- S. 44Legal aid granted at initiative of court
- S. 45Legal aid in civil cases where Stateisparty
- S. 46Cases involving point of law of public importance
- S. 47Grantoflegalaid incivilmatter
- S. 48Person may refuse or dispense with legal aid
- S. 49The Minister may,inconsultationwith the Boardand the Categories of
- S. 50Consultation fees for legal aid
- S. 51Legalaidcontributi on
- S. 52Ascertainment of means
- S. 53Costs awarded to legally aided per s on
- S. 54Deductions from awards to legally aided per s on
- S. 55Costs
- S. 56Register
- S. 57Appeals
- S. 58Informati on on right to legal aid by judges, magistrates,
- S. 59General offences
- S. 60Administrat or-General may be administrat or ad litem in
- S. 61Regulations
- S. 62Repeal of Act No.30of1967
- S. 63Acttobind Republic
- S. 64Savings and transitional provisions
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. IXSection IX
- S. VSection V
- S. VISection VI
- S. VIISection VII
- S. VIIISection VIII