Starting a business in Zambia
Licences, Permits and Certificates of registration
A person who wishes to :
- develop premises as a multi-facility economic zone;
- export prescribed goods and services;
- invest in any business enterprise;
- register a micro or small business enterprise, education
enterprise, skills training enterprise or rural business
enterprise for purposes of this Act; or
- operate a business enterprise in a multi-facility economic
zone;
shall submit an application to the Zambia Development Agency Board in a prescribed form and
the application shall be accompanied by a prescribed fee and such
documents and information as may be required by the Board.
(2) The Board shall, within fourteen days of the submission of
an application, approve or refuse to approve
the application and, immediately thereafter, communicate the
approval or refusal to the applicant.
Where the Board approves an application ,it shall grant, subject to such terms and conditions
as it may determine
Where the Board approves an application made under
subsection (1), it shall grant, subject to such terms and conditions
as it may determine
(a) a licence to an investor;
(b) a permit to a business enterprise, other than a micro and
small business enterprise or rural business enterprise;
and
(c) a certificate of registration to a micro and small business
enterprise, education enterprise, skills training enterprise
or rural business enterprise.
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purpose of commencing or operating a business enterprise.