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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOARD ACT
CHAPTER 264 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 264 THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOARD ACT.
THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOARD ACT.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOARD
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3. Establishment of Board
4. Composition of Board
5. Functions of Board
6. Powers of Board
7. Proceedings of Board
8. Seal
9. Committees of Board
10. Director and Deputy Director of Board
11. Secretary and other staff
PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
12. Funds of Board
13. Financial year
14. Accounts
15. Annual report
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
16. Disclosure of interest
17. Prohibition of publication or disclosure of information to unauthorised persons
18. Regulations
SCHEDULE-Powers of Board
CHAPTER 264
MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOARD
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Management Services Board; to
define the functions and powers of the Board; and to provide for matters
connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
[1st June, 1981]
Act No.
8 of 1981
13 of 1994
Statutory Instrument
71 of 1981
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Act may be cited as the Management Services Board Act. Short title
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
"Board" means the Management Services Board established by section three;
"Chairman" means the person designated Chairman of the Board under section
four;
"Deputy Director" means the person appointed Deputy Director of the Board under
section ten;
"Director" means the person appointed Director of the Board under section ten;
"member" means a member of the Board;
"Secretary" means the person appointed Secretary to the Board under section
eleven;
"Vice-Chairman" means the person elected Vice-Chairman of the Board under
section four.
PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOARD
3. There is hereby established the Management Services Board which shall be a
body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, capable of suing and of
being sued in its corporate name, and with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to
do all such acts and things as a body corporate may by law do or perform and as are
necessary for, or incidental to, the carrying out of its functions and powers as set out in
this Act.
Establishment of
Board
4. (1) The Board shall consist of the following members- Composition of Board
(a) the Secretary to the Cabinet, who shall be the Chairman;
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(b) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for legal affairs;
(c) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for finance;
(d) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for development
planning;
(e) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for commerce and
industry;
(f) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for labour;
(g) obsolete;
(h) obsolete;
(i) the Dean of the School of Management of the Copperbelt University;
(j) a representative of the Zambia Federation of Employers;
(k) a representative of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions;
(l) two representatives from the industrial sector appointed by the Minister
after consultation with the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce
and Industry.
(2) The Board shall elect a Vice-Chairman from amongst its members who shall
discharge the functions of the Chairman whenever the office of Chairman is vacant or the
Chairman is absent or is for any other cause prevented from discharging the functions of
his office.
5. (1) It shall be the function of the Board to foster sound management and
organisational development in the parastatal and other sectors of the economy.
Functions of Board
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), it shall be the function of
the Board to-
(a) assist organisations through the provision of professional consultancy
services to improve their management systems and performance;
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(b) design and carry out management training programmes in various fields for
upgrading skills and improving managerial performances;
(c) encourage the development of managerial skills within client organisations;
(d) develop management information and communication systems;
(e) assist in strengthening the management training capacity of educational
and training institutions through joint programmes;
(f) conduct such surveys and research relating to managerial manpower or
training as may be required to develop effective national policies;
(g) assist in developing management capabilities in the small-scale business
sector by providing services relating to entrepreneurial selection, training,
consulting and counselling;
(h) act as the national medium for co-ordinating the management development
efforts and activities of various training and educational institutions in
Zambia or elsewhere; and
(i) participate in regional management development activities in collaboration
with other institutions outside Zambia.
6. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall have power to do all or any
of the things specified in the Schedule.
Powers of Board
7. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may regulate its own
procedure.
Proceedings of Board
(2) The quorum of the Board shall be five.
(3) For the transaction of its business, the Board shall hold meetings at such places
and at such times as the Chairman may determine, but not less than three times a year.
(4) There shall preside at any meeting of the Board-
(a) the Chairman; or
(b) in the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman; or
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(c) in the absence of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, such member as
the members present may elect for that meeting.
(5) Subject to the provisions of subsection (6), a decision of the Board on any
question shall be by a majority of the members present and voting at a meeting and, in the
event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote
in addition to his deliberative vote.
(6) Where any member is, for any reasonable cause, unable to attend any meeting
of the Board, he may, be notice in writing addressed to the Chairman, authorise his next
subordinate officer to attend a meeting in his stead and such officer shall be deemed to be
a member only during the absence of the substantive member and shall, during such
absence, have all the powers of such member.
(7) The Board may invite any person, whose presence is in its opinion desirable, to
attend and to participate in the deliberations of a meeting of the Board but such person
shall have no vote.
(8) The validity of any proceedings, act or decision of the Board shall not be affected
by any vacancy in the membership of the Board or by any defect in the appointment of
any member or by reason that any person not entitled so to do took part in the
proceedings.
(9) The Board shall cause minutes to be kept of the proceedings of every meeting of
the Board and of every meeting of any committee established by the Board, and a copy of
such minutes shall be furnished by the Board-
(a) to the Minister;
(b) to such other person as the Board may determine.
8. (1) The seal of the Board shall be such device as may be determined by the
Board and shall be kept by the Secretary.
Seal
(2) The Board may use a wafer or rubber stamp in lieu of an embossed seal.
(3) The affixing of the seal of the Board shall be authenticated by the Chairman or
Vice-Chairman and the Secretary or one other person authorised in that behalf by a
resolution of the Board.
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(4) Any document purporting to be a document duly executed or issued under the
seal of the Board or on behalf of the Board shall be received in evidence and shall be
deemed to be a document so executed or issued, as the case may be, without further
proof, unless the contrary is proved.
(5) Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by a person not
being a body corporate, would not require to be under seal, may be entered into or
executed without seal on behalf of the Board by the Secretary or any other person
generally or specifically authorised by the Board in that behalf.
9. (1) The Board may establish committees for the purpose of performing any of its
functions under this Act and may delegate to any such committee such of its functions as
it deems fit.
Committees of Board
(2) The Board may appoint as members of a committee established under
subsection (1), persons who may or may not be members of the Board, and such persons
shall hold office for such period as the Board may determine.
(3) Subject to any specific or general direction of the Board, any committee
established under subsection (1) may regulate its own procedure.
10. (1) The Board shall, subject to the approval of the Minister, appoint a Director of
the Board who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board.
Director and Deputy
Director of Board
(2) The Board may appoint a Deputy Director of the Board.
(3) The Director, or in his absence the Deputy Director, shall attend meetings of the
Board, and may address such meetings, but shall not vote on any matter:
Provided that the person presiding at any meeting of the Board may, for good cause,
require the Director or Deputy Director, as the case may be, to withdraw from such
meeting.
(4) The provisions of section sixteen shall apply to the Director and Deputy Director.
11. (1) There shall be a Secretary to the Board who shall be appointed by the
Board on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.
Secretary and other
staff
(2) The Secretary shall be responsible for the administration of the day-to-day
affairs of the Board under the general supervision of the Director.
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(3) The Board may appoint, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such
other staff as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act.
PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
12. (1) The funds of the Board shall consist of such moneys as may- Funds of Board
(a) be appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Board;
(b) be paid to the Board by way of grants or donations;
(c) vest in or accrue to the Board.
(2) The Board may-
(a) accept moneys by way of grants or donations from any source in Zambia
and, subject to the approval of the Minister, from any source outside
Zambia;
(b) subject to the approval of the Minister, raise by way of loans or otherwise
such moneys as it may require for the discharge of its functions;
(c) charge and collect fees in respect of programmes, seminars, consultancy
services, and other services provided by the Board.
(3) There shall be paid from the funds of the Board-
(a) the salaries and allowances of the staff of the Board;
(b) such reasonable travelling, transport and subsistence allowances of
members of the Board or of any committee when engaged on the business
of the Board as the Board may determine;
(c) any other expenses incurred by the Board in the discharge of its functions.
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(4) The Board may invest in such manner as it thinks fit such of its funds as it does
not immediately require for the discharge of its functions.
13. The financial year of the Board shall be the period of twelve months ending on
the 31st December in any year.
Financial year
14. The Board shall cause to be kept proper books of account and other records in
relation thereto.
Accounts
15. (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than six months after the expiry of each
financial year, the Board shall submit to the Minister a report concerning its activities
during such financial year.
Annual report
(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall, among other things, include a
report on the financial affairs of the Board and there shall be appended thereto-
(a) a balance sheet;
(b) an audited statement of revenue and expenditure during the year; and
(c) such other information as the Minister may require.
(3) The Minister shall, not later than seven days after the first sitting of the National
Assembly next after the receipt of the report referred to in subsection (1), lay it before the
National Assembly.
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
16. (1) If a member of the Board or of any committee of the Board or his spouse is
directly or indirectly interested, in his private capacity, in any matter and is present at a
meeting of the Board or committee, as the case may be, at which such matter is the
subject of consideration, he shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the
meeting, disclose such interest, and shall not, unless the Board or committee, as the case
may be, otherwise directs, take part in any consideration or discussion, or vote on, any
question touching such matter.
Disclosure of interest
(2) A disclosure of interest made under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the
minutes of the meeting at which it is made.
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17. (1) A person shall not, without the consent in writing given on behalf of the
Board, publish or disclose to any person, otherwise than in the course of his duties, the
contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever, which relates to,
and which has come to his knowledge in the course of, his duties under this Act.
Prohibition of
publication or
disclosure of
information to
unauthorised persons
(2) Any person who knowingly contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding twelve
thousand five hundred penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
years, or to both.
(3) If any person having information which to his knowledge has been published or
disclosed in contravention of subsection (1) unlawfully publishes or communicates any
such information to any other person, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable,
upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred penalty units or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or so both.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)
18. The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, make regulations, by
statutory instrument, for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act.
Regulations
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POWERS OF BOARD
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1. To establish any fund for the acquisition of property.
2. To build, acquire, maintain or otherwise deal with any property.
3. To sell, exchange, lease, mortgage, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with any property of the Board.
4. To do all such things as are necessary or expedient for the management and administration of the Board.
5. To draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute or issue for the purposes of the Board, promissory notes, bills of
exchange, bills of lading, securities and other negotiable and transferable instruments.
6. To insure against loss, damage, risks and liabilities which the Board may incur.
7. To enter into contracts of suretyships, or to give guarantees, for the purposes of the Board.
8. To raise or make loans or to invest moneys of the Board.
9. To delegate any powers of the Board to the Director, Deputy Director or the Secretary.
10. To grant such leave of absence and pay such bonuses or make such awards to the staff of the Board as it thinks fit.
11. To provide pecuniary benefits for the staff of the Board on their retirement, resignation, discharge or other
termination of service or in the event of their sickness or injury.
12. To effect policies of insurance, establish any pension or provident fund or make any provision to secure any benefit
for the staff of the Board or their dependants.
13. To make loans to the staff of the Board for the purpose of purchasing vehicles, tools or other equipment to be used
by the staff in carrying out their duties.
14. To make salary or wage advances, not exceeding three months' salary or wages, to the staff of the Board for such
purposes and on such terms as the Board may determine.
15. To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the exercise of the powers or the performance of the
functions of the Board.
