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Securities (Licensing, Fees and Levies) (Amendment) Rules 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zambia issued these amendment rules to update the licensing, fees, and levies framework under the Securities Act. The rules repeal and replace the Third Schedule of the Principal Rules, establishing a comprehensive fee schedule for securities dealers, investment advisors, exchanges, and collective investment schemes. Prescribed charges now cover licensing applications, renewals, public and private offerings, annual levies for depositories and issuers, and compensation fund contributions based on specified percentages or fixed units.

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752 Statutory Instruments 6th September, 2013

Supplement to the Republic of Zambia Government 749 Gazette dated Friday, 6th September, 2013

GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 82 OF 2013

The Securities Act (Laws, Volume 20, Cap. 354)

The Securities (Licensing, Fees and Levies) (Amendment) Rules, 2013

IN EXERCISE of the powers contained in sections four and seventy-eight of the Securities Act, the following Rules are hereby made:

  1. These Rules may be cited as the Securities (Licensing, Fees and Levies)(Amendment) Rules, 2013 and shall be read as one with Securities (Licensing, Fees and Levies) Rules, in these Rules referred to as the Principal Rules.

  2. The Principal Rules are amended by the repeal of the Third Schedule and the substitution therefor of the Third Schedule set out in the Appendix to these Rules.

Title S.I. No 165 of 1993

Repeal and replacement of Third Schedule

Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101, Lusaka, Price K2.00 each


750 Statutory Instruments 6th September, 2013

APPENDIX THIRD SCHEDULE (Rule 11) PRESCRIBED FEES (Rule 2)

FeesFee Units
1. Application for a licence or renewal of licence as a dealer66,666
2. Application for a licence or renewal of licence as an investment advisor33,334
3. Application for a licence or renewal of licence as a dealer's representative13,334
4. Application for a licence or renewal of licence as an investment representative13,334
5. (a) Application for a licence for a securities exchange333,334
(b) Renewal of licence for a securities exchange111,112
6. Replacement of licence1112
7. Inspection of or taking extracts from the record kept under section twenty-eight of the Act1,112
8. Registration of securities and other matters
(a) Examination of prospectus or other offer documents111,112
(b) examination of documents not being prospectus, offer documents or documents issued pursuant to continuing obligations under the Act55,556
(c) initial public offer of securities0.25% of the share capital and revenue reserve
(d) any subsequent public offer by the same issuer0.25% of the share capital and revenue reserves over and above the reserves at (c)
(e) rights issue0.25% of the value of issue
(f) capitalisation issue0.25% of capitalisation value of issue and revenue reserves over and above reserves at (c)
(g) private placement0.25% of the value per issue
(h) registration of securities pursuant to notice under section thirty-two (3)(b)0.25% of share capital and revenue reserves
(i) authorisation of takeover or merger transaction0.25% of the value of the transaction
(j) grant of waiver under Rule 56 of the Securities (Take Overs and Mergers) Rules500,000
(k) securities exchange buy side of the trade0.125% of the value of the trade
(l) securities exchange sell side of the trade0.125% of the value of the trade
(m) off-market buy side of the trade0.125% of the value of the trade
(n) off-market sell side of the trade222,222
(2) The provision of clause 8(1) shall apply to debt securities, where applicable
9. Authorisation of collective investment scheme222,222

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10. Annual fees:
(a) Issuers of securities, including collective investment schemes66,666
(b) Securities exchange1% of gross earnings excluding buy and sel trades
11. Amendment of a licensing condition50% of applicable license category
12. Application for exemption from any provision of the Act submitted with an application for a licence100% of license fees
13. Inspection fee4,200 per hour (applicable to dealers and investment advisers
14. Application for reprinting of licence/certificate3,334
15. Levy on Collective Investment Scheme per Portfolio/fund0.125% per fund (monthly)
16. Levy on foreign Collective Investment Scheme0.125% per fund
17. Levy for funding of compensation Fund11,112 annually
18. Authorisation of Collective Investment Scheme-single portfolio/fund222,222
19. Authorisation of Collective Investment Scheme-multiple portfolio/fund333,334
20. Authorisation of Collective Investment Scheme-single closed-end portfolio/fund222,222
21. Authorisation of Collective Investment Scheme-multiple closed-end portfolio/fund333,334
22. Authorisation of an intermediary66,666 annual fee
23. Authorisation of transfer secretary66,666 annual fee
24. Approval of securities depository66,666 annual fee
25. Annual levy on securities depositories1% of turnover
26. Approval for conducting a continuous professional development programme5,556
27. Authorisation of asset management66,666 annually
28. Approval for custodial services66,666 annually
29. Approval for trustee of a collective investment scheme66,666
30. Approval of nominee company66,666

Made by the Securities and Exchange Commission this 16th Day of August 2013.

C. Y. MULENDEMA, Chairperson

A. SIWILA, Vice-Chairperson

B. ZULU, Member

LUSAKA [MF.102/9/240]