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| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame? | No | |
| Are these plans available to general public? | No | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Where is the draft text or summary published? | On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
http://www.parliament.gov.zm/publications/bills-list
Stakeholders can access the proposed regulation on the Parliament's website (http://www.parliament.gov.zm/publications/bills-list), or request a copy from the Government Printing & Stationery Department. |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | No | |
| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public? | Yes, throughout government | |
| How are the comments received? |
Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through mail/courier...
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Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through mail/courier. |
The comments are received through stakeholder meetings and conferences.
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| Are received comments publicly accessible? | No | |
| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | No | |
| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
| How does the government report on the results of the consultation? | Prepares one consolidated response. | |
| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | Directly distributed through public meetings. |
The Parliament Radio.
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| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | No | |
| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | No | |
| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | No | |
| Are impact assessments required by law? | No | |
| Are impact assessment made publicly available? | No | |
| How is this assessment distributed? | n/a | |
| When is this assessment distributed? | n/a | |
| Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | No | |
| Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies? | No | |
| Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions. | n/a |
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place? | Yes | |
| How are the laws that are in force accessed? |
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot... More On a unified website managed by the government |
http://www.parliament.gov.zm/acts-of-parliament
www.saflii.org The Zambia Gazette The Zambia Gazette is available in print and online. (https://www.zambialii.org/zm/gazette/ZMGaz/2016) |
| Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
| Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | Yes | |
| Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |