Bank of Zambia Circular 12/2014 Revoking Statutory Instruments 33 and 55
The Bank of Zambia issued Circular 12/2014 to formally notify financial service providers of the revocation of Statutory Instruments 33 and 55, effective March 21, 2014. This revocation cancels all existing obligations under the repealed instruments and withdraws their attendant amendments, circulars, guidelines, and clarifications. The central bank will now facilitate stakeholder consultations to implement balance of payment monitoring laws and establish the Kwacha and Ngwee as Zambia's sole legal tender.
BANK O/ZAMBIA
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR - ADMINISTRATION
22 April, 2014
CB Circular No 1212014
To Financial Service Providers
REVOCATION OF THE BANK OF ZAMBIA (CURRENCY) REGULATIONS (STATUTORY
INSTRUMENT NO. 33 of 2012) AND THE BANK OF ZAMBIA (BALANCE OF PAYMENT
MONITORING) REGULATIONS (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 55 OF 2013)
Following the address by the Honorable Alexander B. Chikwanda, Minister of Finance, on 21
March 2014, in which he announced the revocation of Statutory Instruments Number 33 of
2012 and 55 of2013, the Bank of Zambia guides Financial Service Providers as follows:
The Minister of Finance issued the Bank of Zambia (Monitoring of Balance of
Payments) (Revocation) Order, 2014 (Statutory Instrument Number 26 of 2014) and
the Bank of Zambia (Currency) (Revocation) Order, 2014 (Statutory Instrument
Number 27 of 2014) revoking Statutory Instrument No. 55 of 2013 and Statutory
Instrument No. 33 of2012 respectively, effective 21st March 2014.
The implication of revoking these two Statutory Instruments is that the obligations
arising therefrom are now cancelled and all attendant amendments, circulars,
guidelines and/or clarifications issued pursuant to the two Statutory Instruments are
hereby withdrawn.
As indicated by the Minister of Finance is his press briefing, referred to above, the
Bank of Zambia will facilitate consultations with stakeholders on the implementation
of the law on monitoring of balance of payment transactions and the use of the
Kwacha and Ngwee as sole legal tender for the Republic of Zambia as provided for in
the Bank of Zambia Act, Chapter 360 of the Laws of Zambia.
Please be advised accordingly.
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Dr Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula
DEPUTY GOVERNOR - ADMINISTRATION
Bank Square, Cairo Road, P.O. Box 30080, Lusaka, Zambia. Tel: +260-211-229930 Fax: +260-211-222808 E-mail: tkmabula@boz.zm. Web: http://www.boz.zm