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Public Holidays Act, 1964

Chapter 272

Public Holidays Act, 1964
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Chapter 272
Date
31 December 1996
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English
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Zambia

Public Holidays Act, 1964

Chapter 272

  • Commenced on 26 March 1964
  • [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. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for ZAMBIALII.]
[Acts No. 14 of 1964; 59 of 1965; 23 of 1967; 50 of 1967; 33 of 1968; 14 of 1975; 12 of 1983; 23 of 1987; Government Notice 497 of 1964]An Act to make provision for public holidays; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Holidays Act.

2. Days in the Schedule to be public holidays

(1)The days mentioned in the Schedule shall be observed throughout Zambia as public holidays.
(2)Whenever any of the days mentioned in the Schedule falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a public holiday.
(3)Repealed by Act No. 14 of 1975.

3. Power to declare additional public holidays

The Minister shall have power, by statutory notice, from time to time to declare that any day or days shall be observed in Zambia as public holidays in addition to the days mentioned in the Schedule, and any day set apart by virtue of such notice as a public holiday shall be so observed throughout Zambia.

Schedule (Section 2)

Public holidays

(a)New Year's Day(b)Youth Day (12th March)(c)Good Friday(d)Holy Saturday(e)Lbour Day (1st May)(f)African Freedom Day (25th May)(g)Heroes Day (First Monday in July)(h)Unity Day (Tuesday following Heroes Day)(i)Farmers Day (First Monday in August)(j)Independence Day (24th October)(k)Christmas Day[As amended by Act No. 23 of 1987]

History of this document

31 December 1996 this version
Consolidation
26 March 1964
Commenced

Subsidiary legislation

Title
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2022
Statutory Instrument 20 of 2022
Public Holidays (Declaration) (No. 4) Notice, 2021
Statutory Instrument 73 of 2021
Public Holidays (Declaration) (No. 3) Notice, 2021
Statutory Instrument 72 of 2021
Public Holidays (Declaration) (No. 2) Notice, 2021
Statutory Instrument 71 of 2021
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2021
Statutory Instrument 69 of 2021
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2019
Statutory Instrument 71 of 2019
Public Holidays (Declaration) (No. 2) Notice, 2018
Statutory Instrument 55 of 2018
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2018
Statutory Instrument 15 of 2018
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2016
Statutory Instrument 66 of 2016
Public Holiday (Declaration) Notice, 2015
Statutory Instrument 78 of 2015
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2015
Statutory Instrument 1 of 2015
Public Holidays (Declaration) Notice, 2014
Statutory Instrument 66 of 2014
Public Holiday (Declaration) Notice, 2014
Statutory Instrument 61 of 2014
Public Holiday (Declaration) Notice, 2007
Statutory Instrument 33 of 2007
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