This Act was repealed on 2019-09-13 by Statistics Act, 2018.
Agricultural Statistics Act, 1916
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- Is repealed by Statistics Act, 2018
Zambia
Agricultural Statistics Act, 1916
Chapter 229
- Commenced on 13 March 1919
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 1996.]
- [This legislation has been revised and consolidated by the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Zambia. This version is up-to-date as at 31st December 1996.]
- [Repealed by Statistics Act, 2018 (Act 13 of 2018) on 13 September 2019]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Statistics Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"statistics" means the information which may be collected of and incidental to matters specified in or prescribed under section three.3. Statistics that may be collected
4. Obligation to make returns
5. Obligation to supply information
Every person shall to the best of his knowledge and belief answer when so required all questions asked of him by the prescribed officer, or by an officer authorised in writing by a prescribed officer, which are necessary to the obtaining of any information required for the collection of statistics.6. Power of entry
7. Publication of statistics
Compilations of statistics or abstracts thereof shall be made and published in such manner as the Minister may direct:Provided that no return of statistics furnished by any person shall separately and alone be made public without the consent of the person making the return.[As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964]8. Offences by officers and penalties
Any officer who—9. Penalty for false statements
Any person who makes, in any form or document filled up or supplied in pursuance of this Act or in answer to any question asked him under authority of this Act, any statement which is false in any material particular knowing the same to be false, shall be guilty of an offence, and be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units, or in default of payment of any fine inflicted to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or to the like period of imprisonment without the option of a fine, at the discretion of the court trying the offence.[As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994]10. Forgery
Any person who forges any form or document which is used or prescribed under this Act, or utters such a document knowing it to be forged, shall be guilty of an offence, and be liable on conviction to the penalties prescribed by law for the crime of fraud.11. Regulations
12. Authentication of forms
Every form, notice or other document given or issued by an officer under this Act shall be sufficiently authenticated if the name of the officer by whom it is given or issued has been printed or stamped thereon.13. Free postal service
All letters, parcels and packets, and all telegraphic messages relating to the statistics, shall, if marked with the words "Statistics. On Government Service", and when transmitted to or by a prescribed officer, be free of postal, telegraphic or other charges made by the General Post Office.14. Evidence
No entry in any return, book, register or record made by an officer or by any person under this Act shall be admissible in any legal proceedings, civil or criminal, except upon a charge of an offence against this Act, anything to the contrary in the law of evidence notwithstanding.15. Consequences of default in payment of fines
Whenever any fine has been imposed under this Act for an offence, and the person convicted thereof does not forthwith pay the fine, the court imposing the fine may in its discretion issue a warrant for the levy of the amount of the fine by seizure and sale of any movable property belonging to the offender, and the warrant shall authorise the seizure and sale of such movable property within the court's jurisdiction, and also outside its jurisdiction if the warrant be endorsed by the magistrate having jurisdiction where the property is situate.History of this document
13 September 2019
Repealed by
Statistics Act, 2018
31 December 1996 this version
Consolidation
13 March 1919
Commenced