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British Acts Extension Act (Cap 10)

CHAPTER 10 THE BRITISH ACTS EXTENSION ACT


CHAPTER 10


THE BRITISH ACTS EXTENSION ACT







ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS







Section


1. Short title


2. British Acts extended to Zambia


3. Repealed by Act No. 27 of 1987


4. Substitution of the Public Holidays Act for the Bank Holidays Act, 1871, in the Bills of

Exchange Act, 1882


5. Amendment of section 1 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896







SCHEDULE-British Acts applying in Zambia






CHAPTER 10







BRITISH ACTS EXTENSION


An Act to provide for the extension or application of certain British Acts to Zambia; and to provide for amendments to certain British Acts in their application to Zambia.


[4th October, 1923] Government Notices


303 of 1964


497 of 1964


Statutory Instrument


72 of 1964


11 of 1912


9 of 1923


4 of 1924


16 of 1924


4 of 1928


20 of 1932


12 of 1937


32 of 1938


33 of 1938


15 of 1940


13 of 1946


6 of 1947


6 of 1948

17 of 1949


23 of 1949


11 of 1951


43 of 1951


52 of 1953


29 of 1954


33 of 1954


60 of 1955


47 of 1957


2 of 1961


9 of 1961


19 of 1962


14 of 1965


32 of 1965


69 of 1965


8 of 1967


13 of 1967


26 of 1967


27 of 1967


46 of 1968


58 of 1968







1. This Act may be cited as the British Acts Extension Act. (As amended by S.I. No. 72 of 1964) Short title






2. The Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom set forth in the Schedule shall be deemed to be of full force and effect within Zambia. British Acts extended to Zambia







3. Repealed by the Hotels Act. Cap. 153







*4. The Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, of the Parliament of the United Kingdom shall in its application to Zambia be read as if the words "the Public Holidays Act" were substituted for the words "the Bank Holidays Act, 1871," and as if the words "public holiday" were substituted for the words "bank holiday".





* See the Cheques Act, section 8 (Cap. 424)


(No. 13 of 1946) Substitution of the Public Holidays Act for the Bank Holidays Act, 1871, in the Bills of Exchange Act, 1882







5. Section 1 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, of the Parliament of the United Kingdom shall in its application to Zambia be amended by the repeal of subsection (4).


(No. 33 of 1954) Amendment of section 1 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896







*See the Cheques Act, section 8 (Cap. 424).







SCHEDULE






(Section 2)







BRITISH ACTS APPLYING IN ZAMBIA





The Conveyancing Act, 1911


The Forgery Act, 1913


The Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Act, 1913


The Larceny Act, 1916


The Bills of Exchange (Time of Noting) Act, 1917


The Married Women (Maintenance) Act, 1920


The Gaming Act, 1922


The Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Act, 1928


The Limitation Act, 1939


The Law Reform (Enforcement of Contracts) Act, 1954