Part 1 » Preliminary Provisions
1. Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Information and Communications Technology Association of Zambia Act, 2018, and shall come into operation on the date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument.
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
- “allied discipline” means a discipline determined as such by the Association;
- “Association” means the Information and Communications Technology Association of Zambia established under section 3;
- “Authority” has the meaning assigned to the word in the Information and Communications Technologies Act, 2009; ℹ️
- “Committee member” means a committee member of the Council;
- “computer system” has the meaning assigned to the words in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2009; ℹ️
- “Council” means the Executive Council of the Association constituted under section 7;
- “financial year” means the period of twelve months ending on 31st December in any year;
- “hardware” means physical parts or components that make up a computer system;
- “information and communications technology” has the meaning assigned to the words in the Information and Communications Technology Act, 2009; ℹ️
- “information and communications technology consultant” means a person offering consultancy service of any type in information and communications technology;
- “information and communications technology professional” means a person who possesses the knowledge, competence and skill to conduct research, plan, design, write, test, provide advice and improve information and communications technology systems, software and related concepts for specific applications and has appropriate combination of recognised qualifications and practical experience;
- “information” means computed results from a computer system;
- “information analyst” means a person responsible for analysing the information needs of a computer end user;
- “information systems auditor” means a person responsible for the conduct of audits information systems;
- “internet” has the meaning assigned to the word in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2009; ℹ️
- “Journal” means a periodical publication of the Association;
- “practising certificate” means a certificate issued under section 21 authorising a person to practice as an information technology Professional;
- “Professional Ethics and Compliance Committee” means the Professional Ethics and Compliance Committee constituted under section 40;
- “Society” means the computer Society of Zambia registered under the Societies Act; ℹ️and
- “software” means instructions stored electronically required by the computer system to perform a function or task.