Zambia
Probation of Offenders Act, 1953
Chapter 93
- Commenced on 4 December 1953
- [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.]
1. Short title and application
This Act may be cited as the Probation of Offenders Act.[As amended by G.N. No. 276 of 1964]2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"probation officer" means a probation officer appointed under the provisions of section fifteen;"probation order" has the meaning assigned to it by section three;"probation period" means the period for which a probationer is placed under supervision by virtue of a probation order;"probationer" means a person placed under supervision by a probation order;"senior probation officer" means a senior probation officer appointed under the provisions of section fifteen.[As amended by No. 13 of 1961]3. Power to make probation orders
4. Contents of probation orders
5. Probation order may require probationer to submit to treatment of mental condition
6. Copies of orders
The court by which a probation order is made or which makes an order amending or discharging a probation order shall furnish copies of the order to the probationer, the principal probation officer, the probation officer responsible for the supervision of the probationer, and to the person in charge of the institution, if any, in which the probationer is to reside or is residing.[As amended by No. 13 of 1961 and No. 21 of 1964]7. Failure of probationer to comply with probation order
8. Commission of further offences by probationers
9. Transmission of documents when case is remitted to another court
Where a magistrate commits a probationer to custody, or releases him on bail, under the provisions of subsection (3) of section eight, the magistrate shall transmit to the court by which the probation order was made—10. No conviction in case where probation order made
11. Amendment of probation orders
12. Discharge of probation orders
13. Selection of probation officers
14. Contribution towards probationers and institutions
Such contribution may be made towards the maintenance of probationers and the establishment or maintenance of institutions for the reception of probationers as Parliament may approve.[As amended by No. 13 of 1961 and G.N. No. 276 of 1964]15. Appointments
The Minister may appoint—16. Powers and duties and delegation
17. Probation Committee
18. Regulations
History of this document
11 August 2022 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
Probation of Offenders(Amendment) Act, 2022
31 December 1996 this version
Consolidation
04 December 1953
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
Title
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Date
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Probation of Offenders (Application) Notice, 1985 | Statutory Instrument 46 of 1985 | 8 April 1985 |
Probation Committee (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 | Statutory Instrument 37 of 1985 | 15 March 1985 |