Laws in Zambia
How Zambia is classified on 26 of the 48 laws this site maps, grouped by subject. Each links to the full answer and its source.
Body & Life
- Abortion
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
Money & Games
- Gambling Age
- 18 Minimum age to gamble: 18.
Daily Life
- Public Smoking Bans
- Comprehensive ban Smoking is prohibited in public places, punishable by fine or imprisonment, though specific venue exemptions are not detailed.
- Driving Age
- 16–17 Minimum age to drive a car: 16.
Animals & Environment
- Fur Farming
- Legal No ban on fur farming.
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Civic & Family
- Voting Age
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Relationships & Sexuality
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Age of Consent
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, while soliciting and procuring are prohibited.
- Pornography
- Illegal Producing, possessing, or distributing obscene materials is a misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment or fine.
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
Speech & Belief
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Justice & Weapons
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
Substances
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Drinking Age
- 16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
- Smoking Age
- Under 18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 16.
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly regulated E-cigarettes are legal, subject to an age limit.
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