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Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 1980 | Act 17 of 1980 | 1 January 9999 |
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Patents (Amendment) Act, 1980 | Act 18 of 1980 | 1 January 9999 |
Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors Act (Commencement) Order, 2025 | Statutory Instrument 5 of 2025 | 21 February 2025 |
Customs and Excise (Precious Stones and Metals) (Export Duty) (Suspension) Order, 2025 | Statutory Instrument 4 of 2025 | 18 February 2025 |
Industrial Hemp Act (Commencement) Order, 2024 | Statutory Instrument 1 of 2025 | 3 January 2025 |
Customs and Excise (Precious Metals) (Export Duty) (Suspension) (Revocation) Order, 2024 | Statutory Instrument 85 of 2024 | 30 December 2024 |
National Health Research and Training Institute Act, 2024 | Act 13 of 2024 | 26 December 2024 |
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Mobile Money Transaction Levy Act, 2024 | Act 25 of 2024 | 26 December 2024 |
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Zambia Government Gazette dated 2025-03-07 number 7727 | 7 March 2025 |
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