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CHAPTER 87 - PENAL CODE ACT

SIGNPOSTING OF AUTHORISED PATHS ACROSS THE RAILWAY RESERVE

[Notice by the Minister]

[Section 227]

[RETAINED AS PER SECTION 15 OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ACT]

GN 261 of 1960.

It is hereby prescribed that any path authorised by a Divisional Commander of Police under the powers conferred upon him by subsection (4) of section 227 of the Penal Code for the passage of persons across the railway reserve shall be signposted by the Zambia Railways in the following manner—

      (a)   a signpost shall be erected where an authorised path enters the railway reserve on each side of the railway track or tracks and it shall bear a circular sign of approximately thirty inches in diameter facing outwards from such reserve;

      (b)   the design of such circular sign and the figure thereon shall be as set forth in the Schedule;

      (c)   the background colour of such circular sign shall be yellow and it shall have a band approximately three inches wide and coloured red around its circumference;

      (d)   there shall be placed centrally within the red band a figure coloured black representing a man walking. The figure shall be approximately fifteen inches in height.

SCHEDULE

SIGN INDICATING AUTHORISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

Diameter of sign - approximately 30 inches.

Width of outer band - approximately 3 inches.

Height of figure representing a man walking - approximately 15 inches.

Background colour - yellow.

Colour of outer band - red.

Colour of figure representing a man walking - black.

INDEX TO PENAL CODE

 

INDEX TO PENAL CODE 

 

 

Section 

 

ABDUCTION 

 

definition of 

253 

 

of girls under sixteen 

136 

 

with intent to know carnally 

135 

 

with intent to murder 

255 

ABORTION 

 

by woman with child 

152, 221 

 

drugs and instruments for 

153 

 

infanticide 

203 

ABUSE 

 

of authority 

99 

ACCESSORIES 

 

after the fact, defined 

397 

 

after the fact to felonies 

398 

 

after the fact to misdemeanours 

399 

 

after the fact to murder 

217 

ACCOUNTS 

 

false by public officer 

327 

 

fraudulent false 

326 

 

fraudulent by certain officers 

324 

ACCUSED 

 

discharge, absolute and conditional 

41 

ACT 

 

 

dangerous doing of 

213 

 

done to prevent child born alive 

221 

 

endangering persons travelling in motor vehicles 

228 

 

endangering railways and persons travelling thereon 

226 

 

intended to cause grievous harm 

224 

 

intended to prevent arrests 

224, 250 

 

negligent 

237 

 

negligent causing harm 

238 

 

overt, definition of 

52 

 

preventing escape from wreck 

225 

 

reckless 

237 

ACTIONS 

 

 

penal, compounding of 

114 

ADMINISTERING 

 

 

poison 

231 

ADULTERATION 

 

 

of drugs 

186 

 

of drugs for sale 

187 

 

of food 

184 

ADVERTISEMENTS 

 

 

for stolen property 

115 

 

Section 

 

AERODROMES 

 

 

trespass on 

245 

AFFRAY 

88 

AGE 

 

 

immature 

14 

 

knowledge of 

154 

AGENT 

 

 

funds received by 

268 

 

theft by 

280 

AIDING 

 

 

acts of mutiny 

49 

 

and abetting woman prostitute 

147 

 

prisoner of war to escape 

51 

 

prisoner to escape 

120 

AIR 

 

 

fouling of 

189 

ANIMALS 

 

 

communicating infectious diseases to 

337 

 

injury to 

334 

 

killing with intent to steal 

286 

ANTHEM 

 

 

insult to national 

68 

APPRENTICE 

 

 

failing to provide for 

170 

APPROPRIATION 

 

 

of power, fraudulent 

290 

ARMED 

 

 

in public 

84 

ARRESTS 

 

 

acts intended to prevent arrest 

224 

 

resisting of 

250 (a) 

 

use of force in effecting 

18 

ARSON 

328 

 

attempt to commit 

329 

ASSAULT 

 

 

common 

247 

 

indecent 

137 

 

indecent, of boys 

157 

 

indecent, of females 

137 

 

occasioning actual bodily harm 

248 

 

to commit felony 

250 (a) 

 

on person in execution of duty 

250 (e) 

 

on person in execution of process 

250 (d) 

 

on person in pursuance of unlawful combination 

250 (c) 

 

on person protecting wreck 

249 

 

on police officers 

250 (b) 

 

resisting arrest 

250 (a) 

 

with intent to steal 

293 

 

aggravated, with intent to steal 

295 

ASSEMBLY 

 

 

proposing violence or breaches of the law to 

91 

 

religious, disturbing of 

129 

 

to smuggle 

93 

ATTEMPTS 

 

 

at extortion 

297 

 

defined 

389 

 

to cast away vessel 

333 

 

to commit arson 

329 

 

to commit certain felonies 

391 

 

to commit offences 

390 

 

to commit unnatural offences 

156 

 

to destroy property with explosives 

336 

 

to murder 

215 

 

to murder by convict 

216 

 

to procure abortion 

151 

 

to procure commission of criminal acts 

392 

 

to rape 

134 

 

to set fire to crops 

331 

 

to set fire to plants 

331 

AUTHORITY 

 

 

abuse of 

99 

 

false assumption of 

101 

 

making documents without 

356 

 

public, falsifying warrants for money 

359 

 

to prosecute 

164 

 

to prosecute 

58 

 

to prosecute 

99 

 

to prosecute 

98 

 

to prosecute 

97, 192 

 

wearing of uniforms without 

182 

BANKS 

 

BETTING 

 

 

of rivers, damaging of 

 

 

335 (3) 

 

 

houses 

174 

BIGAMY 

166 

BIRTH 

 

 

concealment of birth 

220 

 

Section 

 

BOOKS 

 

 

fraudulent by certain officers 

324 

BOUNDARY 

 

 

marks, removal of with intent to defraud 

338 

 

marks, wilful damage to 

339 

BOYCOTT 

 

 

wrongfully inducing 

92 

BOYS 

 

 

under fourteen, indecent assault upon 

157 

BREAKING 

 

 

defined 

300 

BRIDGES 

 

 

damage to 

335(3) 

BROTHELS 

149 

 

detention in 

144 

 

power of search 

148 

BUILDING 

 

 

armed by night with intent to enter 

305 (b) 

 

break into with intent to commit felony 

304 

 

damaged by rioters 

81 

 

destroying by rioters 

82 

 

person in, at night to commit felony 

305 (f) 

 

person in, by day to commit felony 

305 (g) 

BURGLARY 

 

 

punishment for 

301 

BURIAL 

 

 

places, trespass on 

130 

BURN 

 

 

threats to 

341 

CANING 

27 

CAST 

 

 

away vessels 

332 

 

away vessels, attempt 

333 

CEREMONY 

 

 

fraudulent of marriage 

167 

CERTIFICATE 

 

 

false by public officer 

100 

 

false to register 

361 

 

personation for 

381 

 

personation of another named in 

380 

CHALLENGE 

 

 

to duel 

89 

 

Section 

 

CHARACTER 

 

 

testimonial of, personation of person named 

382 

CHEATING 

311 

CHEQUE 

 

 

obliterating crossing on 

355 

CHILD 

 

 

act done to prevent child born alive 

221 

 

destruction 

221 

 

kidnapping with intent to steal 

259 

 

stealing 

171 

 

when deemed a person 

208 

CHILDREN 

 

 

desertion of 

168 

 

neglecting of 

169 

CLAIMS 

 

 

false by officials 

98 

CLERKS 

 

 

theft by 

278 

CLIPPINGS 

 

 

coins 

366 

 

possession of 

368 

COIN 

 

 

clipping 

366 

 

clippings, possession of 

368 

 

counterfeiting 

364 

 

counterfeit, definition of 

363 

 

counterfeit, exporting of 

372 

 

counterfeit, forfeiture of 

373 

 

counterfeit, uttering of 

369 

 

current, definition of 

363 

 

foreign, uttering of 

371 

 

melting down of currency 

367 

 

metal, uttering of 

371 

COINING 

 

 

preparation for 

365 

COMMON 

 

 

nuisance 

172 

COMMUNICATIONS 

 

 

roads or runways, obstruction of 

246 

 

waterways, obstruction of 

243 

COMPANY 

 

 

false statement by officers of 

325 

 

fraudulent appropriation by officers of 

324 

 

fraudulent books and accounts by officers of 

324 

 

theft by director of 

279 

 

theft by officers of 

279 

COMPENSATION 

30 

COMPOUNDING 

 

 

felonies 

113 

 

penal actions 

114 

 

defence of 

65 

CONCEAL 

 

 

deeds 

285 

 

registers 

283 

 

wills 

284 

CONCEALMENT 

 

 

of birth 

220 

 

of kidnapped person 

258 

CONCURRENT 

 

 

sentences 

39 

CONFLICTING STATEMENT ON OATH 

104A 

CONSECUTIVE 

 

 

sentences 

39 

CONSENT 

 

 

to prosecute, abuse of office 

99 

 

to prosecute, false claims by officials 

98 

 

to prosecute, incest 

164 

 

to prosecute, seditious practices 

58 

 

Consideration 

 

 

defined 

384 

CONSPIRACY 

 

 

general 

396 

 

to commit felonies 

394 

 

to commit misdemeanours 

395 

 

to defeat justice 

112 

 

to defile 

150 

 

to defraud 

313 

 

to murder 

219 

 

seditious 

57 (1) (a) 

CONTEMPT 

 

 

of Court 

116 

 

persons, because of race, tribe, place of origin or colour 

70 

CONVERSION 

 

 

not amounting to theft 

291 

CONVICTION 

 

 

for incest lawful on charge of rape 

163 

 

not on uncorroborated testimony 

140 

 

of non-citizens, particulars of 

33 

 

previous, theft after 

282 

 

copper cathodes, copper bars, cobalt lead, zinc or vanadium 

 

 

stealing of 

275A 

CORPORAL 

 

 

punishment 

27 

COSTS 

32 

COUNTERFEIT 

 

 

coin, definition of 

363 

 

stamps, possession of die to make 

374 

 

trade marks 

377 

 

uttering of, coin 

369 

COURT 

 

 

contempt of 

116 

 

prohibition on taking photographs 

117 

CREDIT 

 

 

obtaining by false pretences 

312 

CRIME 

 

 

disabling with intent to commit 

222 

 

one act constituting several 

36 

CRIMINAL 

 

 

responsibility 

235 

 

responsibility, exception 

236 

 

trespass 

306 

CROPS 

 

 

attempt to set fire to 

331 

 

setting fire to 

330 

CROSSING 

 

 

on cheque obliterated 

355 

CUMULATIVE 

 

 

sentences 

39 

CURRENT 

 

 

definition in respect of coin 

363 

CUSTODY 

 

 

escape from lawful 

119 

 

punishment for wrongful confinement 

260 

DAMAGE 

 

 

banks of river 

335 (3) 

 

boundary marks 

339 

 

bridges 

335 (3) 

 

house or vessel with explosives 

335 (2) 

 

navigation works 

335 (3) 

 

railway works 

340 

 

survey marks 

339 

 

Section 

 

DANGEROUS 

 

 

act, doing of 

213 

DEATH 

 

 

cause of, defined 

207 

 

limitation as to time of 

209 

 

sentence of 

25 

DECEIVING 

 

 

witnesses 

110 


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DECLARATION 

 

 

false, for passport 

317 

DEEDS 

 

 

concealing of 

285 

 

false acknowledgment of 

379 

DEFAMATION 

 

 

punishment for damaging 

 

 

335 (8) 

 

 

foreign princes 

71 

 

President 

69 

DEFAMATORY 

 

 

matter defined publication, definition of 

192 193 

DEFENCE 

 

 

brothel withholding clothing 

144 

 

compulsion 

65 

 

of person or property 

17 

DEFILE 

 

 

conspiracy to 

150 

DEFILEMENT 

 

 

by threats 

141 

 

girls under sixteen 

138 

 

girls under twelve householder permitting 

142 

 

girls under sixteen householder permitting 

143 

 

of idiot 

139 

 

of imbeciles 

139 

DEFINITION 

 

 

abduction 

253 

 

accessories after the fact 

397 

 

agent 

384 

 

attempt 

389 

 

breaking 

300 

 

causing death 

207 

 

consideration 

384 

 

current, in respect of coin 

363 

 

counterfeit coin 

363 

 

document 

343 

 

false pretence 

308 

 

 

 

 

forgery 

342 

 

intent to deceive 

344A 

 

intent to defraud 

345 

 

keeper of premises 

176 

 

kidnapping from guardianship 

252 

 

kidnapping from Zambia 

251 

 

libel 

191 

 

making a false document 

344 

 

overt act 

52 

 

principal 

384 

 

provocation 

206 

 

rape 

132 

 

riot 

74 

 

seditious intention 

62 

 

theft trade mark 

265 

 

 

376 

 

unlawful assembly 

74 

DEFRAUD 

 

 

conspiracy to 

313 

 

definition of intent to 

345 

DEPORTATION 

 

 

within Zambia 

34 

DESERTION 

 

 

inducing of children 

50 168 

DESTRUCTION 

 

 

of child 

221 

DETENTION 

 

 

in brothel 

144 

 

with intent to defile 

144 

DIAMONDS AND EMERALDS 

 

 

forfeiture on conviction 

322 

 

illegal possession of 

321 

DIES 

 

 

for making counterfeit postage stamps 

375 

 

for making counterfeit stamps 

374 

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS 

 

 

abuse of office 

99 

 

consent to prosecute 

58 

 

corrupt practices and secret commissions 

388 

 

defamatory matter 

192 

 

false claims by officials 

98 

 

incest 

164 

 

obscene matters or things 

177 

DISABLING 

 

 

with intent to commit crime 

222 

Section 

 

DISCHARGE 

 

 

absolute and conditional 

41 

 

conditional, commission of further offences 

42 

DISEASE 

 

 

infectious, communicating to animals negligent spreading of 

337 

 

 

183 

DISGUISED 

 

 

face 

305 (e) 

DISOBEDIENCE 

 

 

of lawful order 

127 

 

of statutory duty 

126 

DISORDERLY 

 

 

and idle persons 

178 

DISPERSE 

 

 

rioters 

78 

DISTURBING 

 

 

religious assembly 

129 

DOCUMENT 

 

 

cancelled, uttering of 

353 

 

defined 

343 

 

exhausted, uttering of 

353 

 

false making of, defined 

344 

 

false uttering 

352 

 

forgery of judicial or official 

349 

 

making of, without authority 

356 

 

procuring execution of by false pretences 

354 

DRILLING 

 

 

unlawful 

66 

DRUGS 

 

 

adulteration of 

186 

 

instruments for abortion 

153 

 

sale of adulterated 

187 

DUEL 

 

 

challenge to 

89 

DUTY 

 

 

neglect of by public officer 

124 

 

statutory disobedience of 

126 

EARNINGS 

 

 

of prostitutes living on 

146 

ENLISTMENT 

 

 

foreign 

72 

ENTERING 

 

 

dwelling-house with intent to commit felony 

302 

 

Section 

 

ESCAPE 

 

 

act preventing, from wreck 

225 

 

aiding prisoner of war to 

51 

 

aiding prisoner to 

120 

 

convicts to serve unexpired sentences 

40 

 

from lawful custody 

119 

EVIDENCE 

 

 

corruption 

387 

 

destroying of 

111 

 

fabricating of 

108 

 

perjury 

107 

EXCEPTION 

 

 

of criminal responsibility 

236 

EXECUTION 

 

 

of deeds by threats 

298 

 

of security by false pretences 

310 

 

procuring, of document by false pretences 

354 

EXHIBITION 

 

 

of false light, mark or buoy 

241 

EXPLOSIVE 

 

 

attempt to destroy property with 

336 

 

placing of, with intent 

230 

 

punishment for destroying house 

335 (2) 

 

Extortion 

 

 

attempts at by threats 

297 

FABRICATING 

 

 

of evidence 

108 

FACE 

 

 

disguised 

305 (e) 

FAITH 

 

 

good 

197 

FALSE 

 

 

accounting by public officer 

327 

 

accounting fraudulent 

326 

 

acknowledge deeds, recognizances 

379 

 

certificate to registrar 

361 

 

declaration for passport 

317 

 

documents, making of documents, uttering of 

344 

 

 

352 

 

information to public servants 

125 

 

pretence, defined 

308 

 

pretence, obtaining credit by 

312 

 

pretence, obtaining execution 

310 

 

pretence, obtaining goods by 

308 

 

pretence, obtaining pecuniary advantage by 

309A 

 

pretence, obtaining registration 

316 

 

pretence, procuring execution of documents 

354 

 

statement by interpreter 

105 

 

statement by officer of company 

325 

 

statements for registers, of births, marriages and deaths 

362 

 

swearing 

109 

 

warrants for money payable under public authority 

359 

FALSIFICATION 

 

 

of register 

360 

FAMILY 

 

 

duty of head of 

211 

FAVOUR 

 

 

public officer receiving property to show 

96 

FELONY 

 

 

accessories after the fact 

398 

 

assault by any person committing 

250 (a) 

 

attempt to commit 

391 

 

breaking into building and committing 

303 

 

breaking into building with intent to committ 

304 

 

compounding of 

113 

 

conspiracy to commit 

394 

 

enter dwelling-house with intent to commit 

302 

 

neglect to prevent 

393 

 

treason 

45 

FEMALE 

 

 

incest by 

161 

 

indecent assault 

137 

 

indecently insulting or annoying 

137 (3) 

FINES 

28 

FIRE 

 

 

to crops 

330 

 

Food 

 

 

adulteration of 

184 

 

sale of noxious 

185 

FORCE 

 

 

use of in effecting arrest 

18 

 

Forcible 

 

 

detainer 

87 

 

entry 

86 

FOREIGN 

 

 

enlistment 

72 

FORFEITURE 

29 

 

counterfeit coin 

373 

 

instruments after conviction housebreaking 

307 

FORGED 

 

 

notes, purchasing of 

358 

 

testamentary instruments 

357 

FORGERY 

 

 

defined 

342 

 

judicial official document 

349 

 

punishment by imprisonment for life 

348 

 

punishment by imprisonment for seven years 

350 

 

punishment for 

347 

FORTUNES 

 

 

pretending to tell for reward 

315 

FOULING 

 

 

air 

189 

 

water 

188 

FRAUDS 

 

 

by public officers 

123 

 

on sale or mortgages 

314 

FRAUDULENT 

324 

 

accounts by certain officers 

 

 

appropriation of power 

290 

 

dealing with minerals in mines 

289 

 

disposing of mortgaged property 

288 

 

disposing of trust property by trustees 

323 

 

false accounting 

326 

 

pretence of marriage 

165 

FUNDS 

 

 

held by agents for sale 

268 

 

held under direction (trustees) 

267 

GAMING 

 

 

houses 

174 

GIRLS 

 

 

under sixteen, abduction of 

136 

 

under sixteen, defilement of 

138 

 

under sixteen, procuring of by householder 

143 

 

under twelve, procuring of by householder 

142 

GOOD 

 

 

faith 

197 

 

 

 

 

faith, presumptive of 

198 

GOODS 

 

 

in transit, theft of 

276 

 

mortgaged, fraudulent disposition 

288 

 

obtained by false pretences 

309 

GUARDIANSHIP 

 

 

kidnapped from 

252 

 

order for 

160 

 

Section 

 

HARM 

 

 

grievous 

229 

 

grievous acts, intended to cause 

224 

 

kidnapping with intent to do 

257 

 

negligent acts causing 

238 

HATRED 

 

 

persons, because of race, tribe, place of origin or colour 

70 

HEAD 

 

 

of family 

211 

HOUSE 

 

 

betting 

175 

 

breaking, defined 

300 

 

breaking, punishment for 

301 

 

damaging with explosives 

336 

 

dwelling, armed with intent to enter 

305 (a) 

 

dwelling, entering with intent to commit felony 

302 

 

dwelling, theft of goods in 

276 

 

gaming 

174 

HUSBAND 

 

 

and wife, property of 

271 

IDIOTS 

 

 

defilement of 

139 

IDLE 

 

 

and disorderly persons 

178 

IMBECILES 

 

 

defilement of 

139 

IMMORALITY 

 

 

power of search regarding 

145 

IMPRISONMENT 

26 

 

prior to deportation 

35 

INCEST 

 

 

by females 

161 

 

by males 

159 

 

conviction of, lawful on charge of rape 

163 

INDECENT 

 

 

assault on boys under fourteen 

157 

 

assault on females 

137 

 

practices between males 

158 

INFANTICIDE 

203 

INFECTIOUS 

 

 

diseases to animals 

337 

INFORMATION 

 

 

false to public officer 

125 

 

Section 

 

INJURY 

 

 

punishment for malicious 

335 

 

to animals 

334 

 

threat of, to person in public service 

103 

INSANITY 

12 

INSTRUMENT 

 

 

and drugs for abortion 

153 

 

forged, demanding property upon 

357 

 

for housebreaking, possession of 

305 (c) 

INSULT 

 

 

to national anthem 

68 

 

to religion 

128 

INTENT 

 

 

aggravated assault with intent to steal 

295 

 

assault with intent to steal 

293 

 

kidnapping with intent wrongfully to confine 

256 

 

stupefying with 

223 

 

to commit crime, disabling with 

222 

 

to commit felony, entering building 

304 

 

to commit felony, entering dwelling 

302 

 

to deceive 

310A 

 

to defraud, defined 

345 

 

to do harm 

257 

 

to enter any building with intent to commit felony therein 

305 (b) 

 

to enter any dwelling armed with intent to commit felony 

305 (a) 

 

to injure by placing explosives 

230 

 

to muder, by kidnapping with 

255 

 

to steal animals, killing with intent 

286 

 

to steal, demanding property with intent 

299 

 

to steal, kidnapping child with intent 

259 

 

to steal, severing with intent 

287 

INTERFERE 

 

 

with witnesses 

112 

INTERPRETATION 

INTERPRETER 

 

 

false statement by 

105 

INTOXICATION 

13 

JUDICIAL 

 

 

or official document, forgery of 

349 

JURISDICTION 

 

 

of local courts 

KEEPER 

 

 

of premises, defined 

176 

KIDNAPPING 

 

 

from lawful guardianship 

252 

 

Kidnapping-CONTINUED 

SECTION 

 

from Zambia 

251 

 

of child with intent to steal 

259 

 

person, wrongful concealing of 

258 

 

punishment for 

254 

 

with intent to do harm 

257 

 

with intent to murder 

255 

 

with intent wrongfully to confine 

256 

LABOUR 

 

 

forced 

263 

LAW 

 

 

ignorance of 

 

saving of certain 

LENDING 

 

 

certificate for personation 

381 

 

testimonials for personation 

383 

LIBEL 

 

 

 

191 

LICENCE 

 

 

obtained by false pretences 

316 

LIGHTS 

 

 

exhibition of false 

241 

LIMITATION 

 

 

as to time of death 

209 

LODGERS 

 

 

theft by 

281 

MALES 

 

 

incest by 

159 

 

indecent practices between 

158 

MALICE 

 

 

aforethought 

204 

MANSLAUGHTER 

 

 

199,202,203 

 

MARKS 

 

 

boundary, damage to 

338 

 

removal of, with intent to defraud 

338 

 

survey, damage to 

339 

 

trade, counterfeit 

377 

 

trade, defined 

376 

MARRIAGE 

 

 

fraudulent, going through ceremony 

167 

 

fraudulent pretence of 

165 

MASTERS 

 

 

212 

 

MATERIALS 

 

 

offensive, possession of 

85 

 

Section 

 

MELT 

 

 

down currency 

367 

MINERALS 

 

 

in mines, fraudulent dealing in 

289 

MISAPPROPRIATION 

 

 

by officers of company 

324 

MISTAKE 

 

 

of fact 

10 

MISTRESS 

 

 

duty of 

212 

MONEY 

 

 

false warrants for 

359 

 

held for another 

269 

MOTORS 

 

 

acts endangering persons travelling in motor vehicles 

228 

MURDER 

 

 

200 

 

 

accessory after the fact 

217 

 

attempt to 

215 

 

attempt to by convict 

216 

 

conspiracy to kidnapping with intent to 

219 

 

 

255 

 

punishment written threat to 

201 218 

MUTINY 

 

 

aiding in acts of 

49 

 

inciting to 

48 

NATIONAL ANTHEM 

 

 

insult to 

68 

NAVIGATION 

 

 

obstruction of 

244 

 

waterways, obstruction of 

243 

 

works, punishment for damage to 

335 (3) 

NECESSARIES 

 

 

failure to supply 

233 

NEGLECT 

 

 

of children 

169 

 

to prevent felony 

393 

NEGLIGENT 

 

 

acts 

237 

 

acts causing harm manner, dealing with poisonous substance in 

238 

 

 

239 

 

spreading of disease 

183 

NOTES 

Section 

 

forged, purchasing of 

358 

NUISANCE 

 

 

by drunken person 

180 

 

common 

172 

OATHS 

 

 

unlawful, to commit capital offences 

63 

 

unlawful, to commit offences 

64 

OBLITERATE 

 

 

crossing on cheque 

355 

OBSCENE 

 

 

publication, traffic in 

177 

OBSTRUCT 

 

 

court officers 

122 

 

making of proclamation to rioters 

80 

 

police officers 

250 (b) 

 

public way or line of navigation 

244 

 

roads or runways 

246 

 

waterways 

243 

OBTAIN 

 

 

credit by false pretences 

312 

 

pecuniary advantage by false pretences 

309A 

OFFENCE 

 

 

against woman, knowledge of age 

154 

 

attempt to commit 

390 

 

counselling to commit 

23 

 

joint liability for, committed outside, or partly within and partly 

22 

 

outside, jurisdiction 

 

procuring of 

392 

 

unnatural 

155 

 

unnatural, attempt to commit 

156 

OFFENDER 

 

 

conditional discharge, commission of further offences by 

42 

 

discharge of, absolute and conditional 

41 

 

principal 

21 

OFFENSIVE 

 

 

trades 

190 

 

weapons or materials, possession of 

85 

OFFICE 

 

 

public, theft from 

276 (f) 

OFFICER 

 

 

authorised to examine packages for prohibited publications 

56 

 

false statements by 

325 

 

judicial. 

15 

 

obstructing, of court 

122 

 

of companies and corporations, appropriation by 

324 

 

personation of 

102 

 

police, assault on 

250 (b) 

 

public, extortion by 

95 

 

public, false accounting by 

327 

 

public, false certificate by 

100 

 

public, false information to 

125 

 

public, frauds by 

123 

 

public, special duty relating to property 

97 

OFFICIAL 

 

 

false claims by 

98 

 

judicial document, forgery of 

349 

OPERATION 

 

 

surgical, responsibility of 

234 

ORDER 

 

 

for guardianship 

160 

 

lawful, disobedience of 

127 

PAPER 

 

 

for counterfeit postage stamps 

375 

PASSPORT 

 

 

false, declaration for 

316 

PERJURY 

104 

 

by interpreter 

105 

 

evidence of 

107 

 

punishment for 

106 

 

subornation of 

104 

PERMISSION 

 

 

to prosecute, abuse of office 

99 

 

to prosecute, corrupt practices and secret commissions 

388 

 

to prosecute, false claims by officials 

98 

 

to prosecute, incest 

164 

 

to prosecute, seditious practices 

58 

PERMITTING 

 

 

defilement of girls under twelve 

142 

 

defilement of girls under sixteen 

143 

PERSON 

 

 

armed by day to commit felony 

305 (d) 

 

armed by night with intent to enter building 

305 (b) 

 

armed with intent to enter dwelling 

305 (a) 

 

assault on, in execution of duty 

250 (e) 

 

assault on, in execution of process 

250 (d) 

 

assault on, when in pursuance of combination 

250 (c) 

 

buying or disposing of, as slave 

261 

 

by night, with housebreaking instrument 

305 (c) 

 

deemed to have published seditious publication 

61 

 

defence of 

17 

 

doing dangerous act 

213 

 

drunken 

180 

 

endangering in motor vehicles 

228 

 

endangering on railways 

226 

 

with face disguised 

305 (e) 

 

idle and disorderly 

178 

 

insulting language by 

179 

 

in building at night to commit felony 

305 (f) 

 

in building by day and concealing presence 

305 (g) 

 

in charge of dangerous thing 

214 

 

in public service, threat of injury to 

103 

 

kidnapped, wrongfully concealing 

258 

 

responsibilities of having charge of another 

210 

 

on railway, endangering safety 

240 

 

stealing thing in which person has interest 

270 

 

suspected of conveying stolen property 

319 

 

theft from 

276 (a) 

 

when a child deemed to be 

208 

PERSONATION 

 

 

certificate of another for 

381 

 

lending testimonial for 

383 

 

of another 

378 

 

of person named in certificate 

380 

 

of person named in testimonial 

382 

 

of public officer 

102 

 

Photographs 

 

 

prohibition on taking in court 

117 

PIRACY 

73 

PLACE 

 

 

theft from locked 

276 (g) 

PLANTS 

 

 

attempt to set fire to 

331 

 

setting fire to 

330 

POISON 

 

 

administering of 

231 

 

dealing with in negligent manner 

239 

POISONING 

 

 

unlawful 

231,232 

POLICE 

 

 

assault on 

250 (b) 

 

obstruction of 

250 (b) 

POSSESSION 

Section 

 

of coin clippings 

368 

 

of die to make counterfeit stamps 

374 

 

of offensive weapons or materials 

85 

 

person suspected of conveying stolen property 

319 

 

receiving goods stolen outside Zambia 

320 

 

receiving property fraudulently obtained 

318 (2) 

 

receiving stolen property 

318 (1) 

POSTAL 

 

 

matter, theft of 

274 

 

Power 

 

 

fraudulent appropriation of 

290 

PRACTICE 

 

 

corrupt 

385 

PREPARATIONS 

 

 

for coining 

365 

PRESIDENT 

 

 

defamation of 

69 

PRESUMPTION 

 

 

of good faith 

198 

PRETENCE 

 

 

fraudulent of marriage 

165 

PRETEND 

 

 

to tell fortune for reward 

315 

PREVENT 

 

 

felony, neglect to 

393 

PRINCIPAL 

 

 

defined 

384 

PRISONERS 

 

 

aiding to escape 

120 

 

escape from lawful custody 

119 

 

of war, aiding to escape 

51 

PRIVILEGE 

 

 

absolute 

195 

 

conditional 

196 

PROCLAMATION 

 

 

calling on rioters to disperse 

77 

 

obstruct calling of 

80 

PROCURATION 

140 

PROCURING 

 

 

defilement by threat 

141 

 

execution of deeds by threats 

298 

 

of offence 

392 

 

Section 

 

PROPERTY 

 

 

attempts to destroy with explosives 

336 

 

defence of 

17 

 

demand by written threats 

296 

 

demand upon by forged instruments 

357 

 

demand with menaces 

299 

 

fraudulently appropriated by officers 

324 

 

mortgaged, frauds on sale of 

314 

 

persons suspected of having or conveying stolen 

319 

 

receiving, fraudulently obtained 

318 (2) 

 

receiving stolen 

318 (1) 

 

receiving, stolen outside Zambia 

320 

 

stolen, advertisement of 

115 

 

stolen, receiving 

318 (1) 

 

trust, fraudulent disposal of 

323 

PROSTITUTES 

 

 

living on earnings of 

146 

 

women aiding and abetting 

147 

PROVOCATION 

 

 

defined206 

 

 

killing on 

205 

PUBLIC 

 

 

obstructing of 

244 

 

service, stealing by person in 

277 

 

service, threat of injury to person in 

103 

PUBLICATION 

 

 

defamatory matter 193 

 

 

prohibited 

53 

 

delivery to police station 

55 

 

offences in relation to 

54 

 

seditious 

61 

 

unlawful 

194 

 

public service 

103a 

 

 

 

 

accessories after fact to felony 

398 

 

accessories after fact to misdemeanour 

399 

 

attempts to commit certain felonies 

391 

 

burglary 

301 

 

corporal 

27 

 

criminal trespass 

306 

 

damage to banks of rivers 

335 (3) 

 

damage to bridges 

335 (3) 

 

damage to deeds 

335 (8) 

 

damage to house or vessel with explosives 

335 (2) 

 

damage to navigation works 

335 (3) 

 

damage to railways 

335 (6) 

 

damage to railway works 

340 

 

damage to records 

335 (8) 

 

damage to registers 

335 (4) 

 

damage to special things 

335 (7) 

 

damage to wills 

335 (4) 

 

damage to wrecks 

335 (5) 

 

dealing with poisonous substances 

239 

 

different kinds of 

24 

 

discharge of offender without, absolute and conditional 

41 

 

false statement by interpreters 

105 

 

forgery 

347 

 

general, for misdemeanours 

38 

 

housebreaking 

301 

 

kidnapping 

254 

 

malicious injuries 

335 (1) 

 

manslaughter 

202 

 

melting down currency 

367 

 

murder 

201 

 

not to be twice for same offence 

20 

 

perjury 

106 

 

rape 

133 

 

receiving goods stolen outside Zambia 

320 

 

riot 

76 

 

subornation of perjury 

106 

 

theft 

272 

 

threat to injure person in public service 

103 

 

traffic in obscene matters or things 

177 (1) 

 

unlawful assembly 

75 

 

wrongful confinement 

260 

RAILWAY 

 

 

acts endangering persons travelling on 

226 

 

endangering safety of persons on 

240 

 

interfering with by rioters 

83 

 

punishment for damage to 

335 (6) 

 

theft of goods attached to 

276 (d) 

 

trespass on 

227 

 

works, punishment for damage to 

340 

RAPE 

 

 

attempted 

134 

 

conviction of incest lawful on 

163 

 

definition of 

132 

 

punishment for 

133 

RECEIVE 

 

 

goods stolen outside Zambia 

320 

 

property fraudulently obtained 

318 (2) 

 

stolen property 

318 (1) 

RECKLESS 

 

 

acts 

237 

RECOGNIZANCES 

Section 

 

false acknowledgment of 

379 

RECORDS 

 

 

punishment for damage to 

335 (4) 

REGISTERS 

 

 

concealing of 

283 

 

false statements for 

362 

 

falsification of 

360 

 

punishment for damage to 

335 (4) 

REGISTRATION 

 

 

obtaining by false pretence 

316 

RELATIONSHIP 

 

 

test of 

162 

RELIGION 

 

 

insult to 

128 

RELIGIOUS 

 

 

assembly, disturbing of 

129 

 

feelings, words wounding 

131 

RESCUE 

118 

 

Resist 

250 (a) 

 

person in execution of any duty 

250 (d) 

 

police officer 

250 (b) 

RESPONSIBILITY 

 

 

in surgical operations 

234 

 

criminal 

235 

 

criminal, exception 

236 

 

of persons having charge 

210 

RIDICULE 

 

 

persons, because of race, tribe, place of origin or colour 

70 

RIGHT 

 

 

bona fide claim of 

RIOT 

 

 

definition 

74 

 

punishment for 

76 

RIOTERS 

 

 

destroying buildings 

81 

 

dispersal of 

78 

 

injuring buildings 

82 

 

to disperse, proclamation 

77 

RIOTING 

 

 

after proclamation 

79 

RIOTOUSLY 

Section 

 

interfering with railways and vehicles 

83 

ROBBERY 

292 

 

aggravated 

294 

ROGUE 

 

 

and vagabond 

181 

SALE 

 

 

fraudulent, of mortgaged property 

314 

 

of noxious foods 

185 

SANITY 

 

 

presumption of 

11 

SEARCH 

 

 

power of, re brothels 

148 

SECRET 

 

 

Consent of Director of Public 

 

 

Prosecutions to prosecute 

388 

 

evidence of corruption 

387 

 

offences by agents 

385 

SECURITY 

 

 

execution of by false pretence 

310 

 

for keeping the peace 

310 

SEDITION 

 

 

conspiracy 

57 

 

definitions 

62 

 

intention, defined 

60 

 

publication 

61 

 

writings, interpretation of 

62 

SENTENCE 

 

 

concurrent 

39 

 

cumulative, unless otherwise directed 

39 

 

date from which takes effect 

37 

 

escaped convicts to serve unexpired 

40 

SERVANT 

 

 

failure to provide for 

170 

 

theft by 

278 

SEVERING 

 

 

with intent to steal 

287 

SLAVE 

 

 

buy or dispose of person as 

261 

 

dealing 

262 

SMUGGLE 

 

 

assembling to 

93 

STAMPS 

Section 

 

counterfeit, possess die to make 

374 

 

postage, possess die to make 

375 

 

use of previously used 

374 (h) 

STATEMENTS 

 

 

false by interpreter 

105 

 

false by officers of companies 

325 

 

false for registers 

362 

 

publication of false 

67 

STATUTORY 

 

 

duty, disobedience of 

126 

STEAL 

 

 

a child 

171 

 

from the person 

276 (a) 

 

stealing of motor vehicle 

281A 

 

kidnapping child with intent to 

259 

 

things capable of being stolen 

265 

STOCK 

 

 

theft of 

275 

SUBORNATION 

 

 

of perjury 

104 

 

of perjury, punishment for 

106 

 

Survey 

 

 

marks, damage to 

239 

 

marks, removal of 

238 

TENANTS 

 

 

theft by 

281 

TEST 

 

 

of relationship 

162 

TESTIMONIAL 

 

 

of character, lend for personation 

383 

 

of character, personation of persons 

382 

TESTIMONY 

 

 

uncorroborated, not to convict on 

59 

THEFT 

 

 

after previous conviction 

282 

 

assault with intent to commit 

293 

 

aggravated assault with intent to commit 

295 

 

by agents 

280 

 

by clerks 

278 

 

by directors or officers of companies 

279 

 

by husband 

271 

 

by person having interest in stolen thing 

270 

 

by person in public service 

277 

 

THEFT-continued 

Section 

 

by servant 

278 

 

by tenants or lodgers 

281 

 

by wife 

271 

 

by conversion not amounting to 

291 

 

definition of 

265 

 

definition of in special cases 

266 

 

demand property with intent to commit 

299 

 

from locked place 

276 (g) 

 

from the person 

276 (a) 

 

killing of animals with intent to commit 

286 

 

of goods attached to railway 

276 (d) 

 

of goods from dwelling-house 

276 (b) 

 

of goods from public office 

276 (f) 

 

of goods from vessel 

276 (e) 

 

of goods in transit 

276 (c) 

 

of postal matter 

274 

 

of stock 

275 

 

of wills 

273 

 

punishment for 

272 

 

severing with intent to commit 

287 

THINGS 

 

 

capable of being stolen 

264 

THREATENINGS 

 

 

violence 

90 

THREATS 

 

 

attempts at extortion by 

297 

 

demanding by 

296 

 

execution of deeds by 

298 

 

of injury to person in public service 

103 

 

to burn 

341 

 

written, to murder 

218 

TITLE 

 

 

short 

 

Trade 

 

 

marks, counterfeit 

377 

 

marks, defined 

376 

 

offensive 

190 

TRANSIT 

 

 

theft of goods in 

276 (c) 

TREASON 

43 

 

concealment of 

44 

 

treason-felony 

45 

TRESPASS 

 

 

criminal 

306 

 

on aerodromes 

245 

 

TRESPASS-continued Section 

 

 

on burial places 

130 

 

on railway 

227 

TRIALS 

 

 

limitations to 

47 

TRUST 

 

 

funds held under 

267 

TRUSTEES 

 

 

fraudulently disposing of trust property 

323 

UNIFORM 

 

 

wearing of without permission 

182 (1) 

UNLAWFUL 

 

 

assembly, definition of 

74 

 

assembly, punishment for 

75 

 

combination, assault in pursuance of 

250 (c) 

 

drilling 

66 

 

poisoning 

232 (b) 

 

publication 

194 

 

wounding 

232 (a) 

UNNATURAL 

 

 

offences 

155 

 

offences, attempt to commit 

156 

UNSAFE 

 

 

vessel 

242 

UTTERING 

 

 

cancelled documents 

353 

 

counterfeit coin 

369 

 

exhausted documents 

353 

 

false documents 

352 

 

foreign coin as current coin 

371 

 

metal as current coin 

371 

 

repeated 

370 

VAGABOND 

 

 

and rogue 

181 

VEHICLES 

 

 

acts endangering persons travelling in motor 

228 

 

interfering with by rioters 

83 

VESSEL 

 

 

cast away 

332 

 

damaging with explosives 

335 (2) 

 

overloaded 

240 

 

theft from wrecked 

276 (e) 

 

unsafe 

240 

 

 

Section 

VIOLENCE 

 

 

proposing to assemblies 

91 

 

threatening 

90 

WAR 

 

 

promoting tribal 

46 

WARRANTS 

 

 

false, for money payable under authority 

359 

WATCHING AND BESETTING 

173 

WATER 

 

 

fouling of 

188 

WEAPONS 

 

 

offensive, possession of 

85 

WIFE 

 

 

theft by 

271 

WILLS 

 

 

concealing of 

284 

 

punishment for damage to 

335 (4) 

 

stolen 

273 

WITNESSES 

 

 

deceiving 

110 

 

interference with 

112 

WOMEN 

 

 

aiding and abetting prostitutes 

147 

 

offence against, knowledge of age 

154 

 

with child, abortion by 

152 

WORDS 

 

 

wounding religious feeling 

131 

WOUNDING 

 

WRECK 

 

 

acts preventing escape from 

225 

 

punishment for damage to 

335 (5) 

WRONGFUL 

 

 

confinement 

260 

 

inducing of boycott 

92 

ZAMBIA 

 

 

deportation from 

33

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