Electronic Government
[No. 41 of 2021
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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 41 of 2021
Date of Assent: 19th May, 2021
An Act to enhance the management and promotion of
electronic Government services and processes; establish
the Electronic Government Division in the Office of the
President and provide for its powers and functions;
facilitate access to electronic Government services to
improve service delivery, administrative functions and
productivity in order to enhance citizens access to
Government services and information; and provide for
matters connected with, or incidental, to the foregoing.
[20th May, 2021
Enactment
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
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1. This Act may be cited as the Electronic Government Act,
2021, and shall come into operation on the date appointed by the
President by statutory instrument.
2.
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
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Interpretation
“advanced electronic signature” has the meaning assigned to
the words in the Electronic Communications and Act No. 4 of
2021
Transactions Act, 2021;
“approved website” means a website approved by the
Attorney-General for the publication of electronic legislation
for the Republic;