The Mines and Minerals Development Act (2015), governs the mining sector in Zambia. The law regulates all aspects of the exploration and exploitation of minerals on the territory of Zambia. The law has been amended by the Mines and Minerals Development Act, No. 11 of 2015; the Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 2016; and the Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act, No. 29 of 2022. The regulatory framework for the sector includes the Mines Acquisition (Special Provisions) Act, Chapter 218 of the Laws of Zambia and the Mines Acquisition (Special Provisions) (No. 2) Act, Chapter 219 of the Laws of Zambia. Other substantive laws within the regulatory framework for the mining sector can be found below. The official version of the primary law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (http://www.mmmd.gov.zm/). The country’s mining contracts are available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last updated 8th April 2024.
Last updated 8th April 2024.
MINING LAW 2008
ARBITRATION ACT 2000
COMPANIES ACT 2000
INCOME TAX ACT 1967
LANDS ACT 1996
NATIONAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMISSION ACT 1994
PETROLEUM (PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION) ACT 2008
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1997
WATER ACT 1994
ZAMBIA REVENUE AUTHORITY ACT 1996
ZAMBIA WILDLIFE ACT 1998
IONISING RADIATION PROTECTION ACT 2005
AVIATION ACT 1994
BUSINESS REGULATORY ACT 2014
CITIZENS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACT 2006
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1998
PUBLIC ROADS ACT 2002
WILDLIFE ACT 2015
FORESTS ACT 2015
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT 2015
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 2011
ZAMBIA REVENUE AUTHORITY ACT 1993
THE FACTORIES ACT 1967
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS 1997
BUSINESS REGULATORY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
CITIZEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 2011
IONISING RADIATION PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2011
LANDS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014
NATIONAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021
CIVIL AVIATION ACT, 2016
COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020
COMPANIES ACT, 2017
INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020
INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 2019
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, 2010
THE MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2013
THE MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT GENERAL REGULATIONS 2008
MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT GENERAL REGULATIONS 2016
MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ACT 2015
MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2016
MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2020