ZMB- ΩC - DELEGATION OF POWERS
FOOD SAFETY
Zambia / Food safety
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK RELEVANT TO FOOD SAFETY
DELEGATION OF POWERS
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4(2); The Director shall , execution of the functions of the Department as specified under subsection (1) - […] (d) estbalish expert advisory committess to advise on technical matters relating to the provisions of this Act.
5; The Functions of the Commission are to- […] (k) cooperate with and assist any association or body of persons to develop and promote the observance of standards of conduct for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Act.
43; The Commission shall , for the purpose of coordinating and harmonizing matters relating to competition in other sectors of the economy, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any regulator in that sector, in accordance with Part V.
65(1); Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a foreign competition authority may, where it has reasonable grounds to believe that anti-competitive practices in Zambia are damaging competition in the of country of the authority, request the Commission to investigate and make an appropriate determination.
29(1); The Minister may, by statutory instrument, appoint a committee for a fisheries management area declared under section twenty-six; provided that where the fisheries management area is in a game management area, the Minister shall appoint the Committee in consulatation with the Community Resourec Board for that area. (2) A committee appointed under subsection (1) shall comprise- (a) six representatives for the local riparian fishing community who shall be elected by the local community; (b) a representative of the local authority in the fisheries management area; (c) one representative of the chief; (d) one representative of a non-governmental organization operating in the fisheries managemnt area; (e) one representative of the commercial fishing operators in the area; (f) one representative from the aquaculture industry.
30(1); The functions of the committee are to promote and develop an integrated approach to the management and sustainable utilization of natural and fisheries resources in a fisheries management area under its jurisdiction.(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subscetion (1), the committee shall have power to- (a) negotiate, in conjunction with the Director, co-management agreements with industrial fishing companies operating in the fisheries management area under its jurisdiction [...] (d) cooperate with the Department in the management of the fisheries management area under its jurisdiction; (e) faciliate the involvement of non-governmental organisations providing support to fisheries management and conservation of efforts in the fisheries management area under its jurisdiction.
31; The National Government shall , in relation to the powers and functions of local authority confered by this Act- (a) facilitate the exercise of those powers and the discharge of those functions in a manner that gives due recognition to the autonomy of the local authority; (b) formulate national policies, regulatory frameworks, guidelines and setrvice delivery minimum standards for the local government system.