This Act was repealed on 9999-01-01 by Engineering Institution of Zambia Act, 2010.
Zambia
Engineering Institution of Zambia Act, 1992
Chapter 432
- Commenced on 27 July 1992
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 1996.]
- [Repealed by Engineering Institution of Zambia Act, 2010 (Act 17 of 2010) on 1 January 9999]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Engineering Institution of Zambia Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"allied discipline" means a discipline prescribed as such by the Council;"approved" means approved by the Council;"Board" means the Engineers' Registration Board constituted under section twenty-seven;"company members" means membership accorded to a body corporate or a division thereof under section fourteen;"Council" means the Council of the Institution;"financial year" means the period of twelve months ending on 31st March in any year;"Disciplinary Committee" means the Disciplinary Committee of the Institution appointed under section thirty-seven;"engineer" means any person recognised and registered as such under this Act and includes a technical consultant and technical adviser, and engineering shall be construed accordingly;"special resolution" means a resolution passed by not less than a two-thirds majority of the total membership of the Council duly convened with the due notice of the intention to propose such a resolution;"Institution" means the Engineering Institution of Zambia established by section three;"Honorary Secretary" means Honorary Secretary of the Engineering Institution of Zambia;"practising certificate" means a certificate issued under section thirty-one authorising a person to practise as an engineer.Part II – Engineering Institution of Zambia
3. Establishment of Engineering Institution of Zambia
There is hereby established the Engineering Institution of Zambia which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, under that name be capable of suing and being sued in its own name and subject to the provisions of this Act, of performing such acts, as a body corporate may by law perform.4. Function of Institution
The functions of the Institution are—5. Limitation of personal liability
No member of the Institution shall be personally liable for any action taken by him in good faith in his capacity as a member of the Institution and duly authorised by the Council.6. Custody and use of seal
The common seal of the Institution shall be kept in such custody and used in such manner as may be prescribed.Part III – Membership
7. Classes of membership
8. Member of Institution before commencement of the Act to be member of the institution and corresponding class
Notwithstanding section seven, any person who immediately prior to the commencement of this Act was an Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Member, Associate, Student or Corporate Member of the Institution shall be deemed as from the commencement of this Act to be an Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Member, Associate, Student or Company Member of the Institution respectively under this Act.9. Honorary fellow
10. Fellow
A person may on application to the Council be admitted as a Fellow if he—11. Member
A person may, on application to the Council be admitted as a Member if he—12. Associate
13. Student
A person may on application to the Council be admitted as a Student, if he is a bona fide student at an approved university, institute or school and he is studying engineering or an allied discipline, or undergoing a period of training in industry connected with engineering or allied discipline after graduation.14. Company membership
A statutory corporation, a company, an association or other body, division, department or section which is directly engaged in engineering activity or is professionally interested in engineering or an allied discipline in Zambia, and which has two or more members of staff who are Members or Fellows, may on application to the Council be admitted as a Company Member.15. Right to vote
A Fellow, Member or Associate shall have a vote on any matter arising within the Institution.16. Designation of members
A member shall be entitled to describe and designate himself as follows:17. Penalty for improper use of title or description
A person using the title or description Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Member, Associate or Student of the Engineering Institution of Zambia or the authorised letters designating these titles, when not so entitled shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding four thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both.[As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994]18. Expulsion of members
19. Professional practice
In all professional relations, members of the Institution shall be governed by the code of conduct for engineers which shall be prescribed by the Council with the approval of the Minister.Part IV – Sections and branches
20. Sections of Institution
21. Branches of Institution
Part V – Council
22. Constitution of Council
23. Functions of Council
Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in any regulations made thereunder, the functions of the Councils shall be—24. Committees of Council
25. Proceedings of Council
Subject to the other provisions of this Act the Council may regulate its own procedure.26. Immunity of members of Council
No action or other proceedings shall lie or be instituted against any member of the Council, any Committee or other body of the Council for, or in respect of, any Act or thing done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of his duties under this Act.Part VI – Engineers' Registration Board
27. Engineers' Registration Board
28. Proceedings of Engineers' Registration Board
29. Registration of practising engineers
30. Disqualifications for registration
No person shall qualify to register as an engineer if—31. Practising certificate
32. Offences relating to practising certificate
33. Exemption
Except for heads of department at an Institution approved by the Council, lecturers in engineering subjects, trainee engineers or pupil engineers undergoing training programmes approved by the Council who satisfy the academic qualification for Member and who are under the supervision of a registered engineer shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this Part:Provided that the exemption under this section shall be in writing and shall contain such conditions as shall be deemed necessary by the Council and provided further that such exemption shall only apply to holders of appointments which include "engineer" or "engineering" in their titles or functions.34. Cancellation of practising certificate
35. Appeals to Disciplinary Committee
A person agrieved by a decision made by or on behalf of the Board may appeal to the Disciplinary Committee within ninety days of such decision.36. Offences relating to registration
Any person who—Part VII – Disciplinary Committee
37. Disciplinary Committee
38. Functions of Disciplinary Committee
The functions of the Disciplinary Committee shall be to hear and determine—39. Proceedings of Disciplinary Committee
40. Powers of Disciplinary Committee
41. Professional misconduct
A registered engineer shall be guilty of professional misconduct if, in the course of his practice as an engineer, he—42. Penalties to be imposed by Disciplinary Committee
43. Appeals to Council
Part VIII – Miscellaneous
44. Professional fees
A practising engineer shall for his professional services rendered, charge fees as the Council may, with the approval of the Minister, by statutory instrument prescribe.45. Prohibition of publication or disclosure of information to an unauthorised person
46. Offences and penalties
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and where no specific penalty is provided shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding six hundred penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both.[As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994]47. Regulations of Council
48. Repeal of Act No. 12 of 1972
History of this document
01 January 9999
Repealed by
Engineering Institution of Zambia Act, 2010
31 December 1996 this version
Consolidation
27 July 1992
Commenced