Immigration and Deportation (Amendment) Act, 2016

This provision amends section three of the principal Act by deleting paragraph (c) in subsection (1).

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: Act 19 of 2016
Version: Undated source snapshot
Language: en
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This provision amends section three of the principal Act by deleting paragraph (c) in subsection (1). The provision amends section four by replacing references to “Public Service Commission” with “Zambia Police Service Commission”. This provision amends section 10 of the principal Act by deleting specified words and replacing “Director’s” with “Director-General’s” in subsection (4). This section amends section 18 of the principal Act by deleting the words “or deportation” after “removal” in subsection (1)(a). Section 20 of the principal Act is amended by adding a ten-year Zambia employment-permit condition, deleting paragraph (g), and deleting subsection (7).

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Provisions of Immigration and Deportation (Amendment) Act, 2016

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Section three of the principal Act is amended in subsection
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends section three of the principal Act by deleting paragraph (c) in subsection (1).

3. Section three of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by the deletion of paragraph (c) .
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Section four of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
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AI-assisted research summary: The provision amends section four by replacing references to “Public Service Commission” with “Zambia Police Service Commission”.

4. Section four of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the words “Public Service Commission”, wherever they appear, and the substitution therefor of the words “Zambia Police Service Commission”.
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Section ten of the principal Act is amended
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends section 10 of the principal Act by deleting specified words and replacing “Director’s” with “Director-General’s” in subsection (4).

5. Section ten of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the deletion of the words “or removal”; and (b) in subsection (4), by the deletion of the word “Director’s” and the substitution therefor of the words “Director- General’s”. Amendment of section 3 Amendment of section 4 Amendment of section 10
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Section eighteen of the principal Act is amended in
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 18 of the principal Act by deleting the words “or deportation” after “removal” in subsection (1)(a).

6. Section eighteen of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) (a) by the deletion, immediately after the word, “removal” of the words “or deportation”. Amendment of section 18 Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K8.00 each. 508 No. 19 of 2016] (Amendment) Immigration and Deportation Amendment of section 20
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Section twenty of the principal Act is amended
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 20 of the principal Act is amended by adding a ten-year Zambia employment-permit condition, deleting paragraph (g), and deleting subsection (7).

7. Section twenty of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (2)— (i) by the insertion, in paragraph (c), immediately after the word “years”, of the words “or has been in Zambia on employment permit for a continuous period of ten years”; and (ii) by the deletion of paragraph (g); and (b) by the deletion of subsection (7). Amendment of section 23
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Section twenty-three of the principal Act is amended in
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 23 is amended to add a new paragraph: “residence permit holder.”

8. Section twenty-three of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by the insertion, after paragraph (b), of the following paragraph: (c) residence permit holder. Repeal of section 24 Amendment of section 28
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The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section twenty
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision repeals section 24 of the principal Act.

9. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section twenty- four.
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Section twenty-eight of the principal Act is amended by
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends section 28 of the principal Act by deleting subsection (2) and replacing the word “five” with “ten” in subsection (5).

10. Section twenty-eight of the principal Act is amended by— (a) the deletion of subsection (2); and (b) the deletion in subsection (5) of the word “five” and the substitution therefor of the word “ten”. Amendment of section 40
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Section forty of the principal Act is amended in subsection
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 40(2) is amended by replacing the word “deportation” with “repatriation”.

11. Section forty of the principal Act is amended in subsection (2) by the deletion of the word “deportation” and the substitution therefor of the word “repatriation”. Amendment of section 52
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Section fifty-two of the principal Act is amended by the
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AI-assisted research summary: Using a passport or travel document other than the one used to clear entry is an offence, with stated exceptions.

12. Section fifty-two of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of subsection (5) and the substitution therefor of the following: (5) A person who attempts to use or uses a passport, diplomatic passport or travel document, other than the one upon which that person’s entry was cleared, commits an offence. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply to— (a) a person whose passport, diplomatic passport or travel document has been lost or stolen and in respect of which a police report has been made and is produced at the time of clearance proving the loss or theft; or (b) a citizen of Zambia who holds dual citizenship. Immigration and Deportation (Amendment) [No. 19 of 2016 509 Insertion of section 56A Payment of fine without appearing in court
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The principal Act is amended by the insertion, immediately
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Act by inserting a new section immediately after section 56.

13. The principal Act is amended by the insertion, immediately after section fifty-six, of the following new section:
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Section 56A
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AI-assisted research summary: Immigration officers may demand a fine in limited cases, must tell the person they can admit or dispute liability, and must give a receipt if payment is received.

56A. (1) An immigration officer may, where satisfied that a person has committed an offence for which the penalty does not exceed two hundred thousand penalty units, or where a person has admitted the commission of an offence under this Act for which the penalty does not exceed two hundred thousand penalty units, summarily demand from the person the payment of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand penalty units in respect of the offence. (2) An immigration officer shall, where the immigration officer demands a payment under subsection (1), inform the person against whom the demand is made of the right to admit or dispute the liability. (3) A person from whom payment of a fine has been demanded under subsection (1) may elect to admit liability and pay the fine or dispute liability. (4) The payment of a fine shall operate as a bar to any further criminal proceedings against the person making the payment in respect of the offence concerned. (5) An immigration officer who receives payment of a fine shall give a receipt to the person making the payment in such form as may be prescribed. (6) An immigration officer who receives payment under this section and— (a) fails to issue a receipt to the person making the payment as required under subsection (5); (b) fails to account for any payment made under this section; or (c) in any manner, misuses or puts to personal use any payment made under this section; commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years, or to both.
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The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended in class
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AI-assisted research summary: The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended in class C by adding the word “spouse” and a comma between “any” and “forebear.”

14. The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended in class C by the insertion of the word “spouse” and a comma between the words “any” and “forebear.” Amendment of First Schedule 510

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