ALA Sate) Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE APRIL 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATION The examination will be held from MONDAY 17™ APRIL, 2023 to WEDNESDAY 3”° MAY, 2023 at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education offices situate at Stand No. 36983 Andrew Mwenya Road, Rhodes Park, Lusaka. The time-table for the examination will be as follows: DAY DATE AND SUBJECT TIME MONDAY 474 APRIL, 2023 09,00 - 11.00 HRS Paper: 1 Professional Conduct & Ethics TUESDAY 48" APRIL, 2023 09,00 - 11.30 HRS. Paper: 2 Bookkeeping and Accounts WEDNESDAY 1974 APRIL, 2023 09.00 12.00 HRS Paper: 3 Conveyancing & Legal Drafting THURSDAY 207 APRIL, 2023 09.00 ~ 42.00 HRS Paper: 4 Probate and Succession aa LEGAL PRACTITIONERS" QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPOE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONSFRIDAY 2487 APRIL, 2023 09.00 - 12.00 HRS Pape Commercial Transactions MONDAY 2474 APRIL, 2023 09.00 - 12.00 HRS Paper: 6 Company Law & Procedure TUESDAY 25" APRIL, 2023 09.00 - 12.00 HRS Paper: 7 Superior Courts Civil Procedure WEDNESDAY 267 APRIL, 2023 09.00~ 41.00 HRS Paper 8 Subordinate Courts Civil Procedure THURDAY 27 APRIL, 2023 09.00 - 11.00 HRS Pap Domestic Relations TUESDAY (2N0 MAY, 2023 09.00 - 12.00 HRS. Paper: 10 Criminal Procedure WEDNESDAY 3R0 MAY, 2023 09.00 - 12.00 HRS. Paper: 14 Evidence ee ‘PRACTITIONERS’ QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE - 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONS10. Your examination number is given to identify your answer booklets. You must write your examination number clearly in the space provided on the cover of every answer booklet you may use at the examination. Your name or any other identifying mark should NOT be written on the answer scripts. The official results of the examination will be posted on the Institute's website, e-learning platform, High Court for Zambia Notice Board, Law Association of Zambia Notice and the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education Notice Boards and will also be published in the Government Gazette. This is limited to Final and Repeaters Examinations only. There will be a separate question paper for each subject. Candidates will be provided with booklet/s containing paper on which to answer the questions, Sealed examination papers are to be opened in the presence of the candidates. No handbags or briefcases shall be kept near the candidates’ tables in the examination hall. Candidates wishing to make notes shall do so only on paper supplied by the invigilator. Such paper shall have the Institute's watermark and will not leave the examination room. Examiners shall specify which statutes or forms may be taken to the examination room and such statutes or forms must not be marked in any way except for the indication of statutory amendments, As soon as possible after the commencement of the examination invigilators will check all documents on each candidate's table to ensure that only permissible documents are present. lf any candidate is found in possession of any paper or documents suspected to be capable of being used for the purpose of cheating such paper or document shall be confiscated from the candidate who shall sign his or her name on the paper or document in the presence of two invigilators who in turn shall also sign on the same paper and indicate the date and time. 3 PRACTITIONERS’ QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONS11. 12. 13. 14. 15, 16. 47. The paper or document shall be handed to the Council Secretary or the Director as soon as possible together with a report of the incident. Further, the candidate shall be disqualified and excluded. if for any reason the invigilator considers that giving candidates further time for completing writing of any examination paper would compensate for any interruption, the invigilator may announce that such further time will be allowed to all the candidates, Invigilators are requested to carry out their duties in a manner that will cause the least possible disturbance to/or interfere with the candidates, ‘At the end of the time allotted for each subject the candidate shall hand over the answer booklet(s) to the invigilator. If a candidate contiriues to write at the end of the time allotted for the examination that candidate's examination shall be disqualified. In subjects 1,2,8 and 9, candidates will have a choice of five questions of which three must be answered. In subjects 3,4,5,6,7,10 and 11 candidates will have a choice of 8 questions and 5 must be answered, Note that, following ZIALE Council's Resolution on Friday, 24 December, 2022, there will be nto TRUE OR FALSE questions and multiple-choice questions in the Legal Practitioners Qualifying Examinations. ‘An Examiner may, if he/she wishes, make one question compulsory i, out of the total number of questions a candidate may be required to answer one particular question and choose the balance from the remaining questions, IF there is a compulsory question an examiner may provide that more than the ordinary marks given to other questions will be allocated to that question. If so it will be stated at the head of the paper exactly what proportion of the marks in that subject will be allocated to the compulsory question. ‘LEGAL PRACTITIONERS" QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE ~ 2025 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONS18. 1s aaa the list of recommended legislation prepared by the Examiner and given to the students prior to the examination. It follows that candidates will be allowed to take into the examination hall copies of the Legislation referred to above. ‘The under-listed are the ONLY ACTS allowed in the Examination Hall during the Legal Practitioners’ Qualifying Examination (REPEATERS) for APRIL/MAY, 2023: 1, PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS |. Legal Practitioners Act . CAP 30 I, Legal Practitioners Practice Rules, 2002 (S.I No. 51 of 2002) 2, BOOK KEEPING AND ACCOUNTS Any Calculator (EXCEPT a programmable/scientific one) 3, CONVEYANCING AND LEGAL DRAFTING |. Law Association of Zambia General Conditions of Sale 2018 IL Lands Act : CAP 184 I, Land and Deeds Regis try Act - CAP 185 IV. The Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1881 to 1911 V. The Property Transfer Tax Act VL Urban and Regional Planning Act No.3 of 2015, Vil. Statutory Instrument No. 8 of 2013 Vill. Statutory Instrument No. 21 of 2004 1X. Statutory instrument No. 53 of 2013 X, Statutory Instrument No. 24 of 2005 XI Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2015 4. PROBATE AND SUCCESSION 1. Intestate Act : CAP 59 )UALIF YING EXABINA TION (LPQE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONSIL Wills Act . CAP 60 lll Probates Resealing Act . CAP 61 Iv. Administrator-General’s Act - CAP 58 Vv. High Court Act . CAP 27 VI. Lands and Deeds Registry Act o CAP 185 Vil High Court (Amendment) Rules SI No. 58 of 2020 5. COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS |. The Competition and Consumer Protection Act No. 24 of 2040 Il. Loans and Guarantees (Authorisation) Act - CAP 366 IL The Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act - CAP 349 IV. The Public Finance Management Act No. 1 of 2018 V. The Banking and Financial Services Act No. 7 of 2017 Vi. The Companies Act No. 10 of 2017 Vil. The Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1881 to 1911 Vill. The Hire Purchase Act i: CAP 399 IX. The Trade Charges Act + CAP 415 X. The Partnership Act-1890 ‘Xi. The Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 XIl._— The Movable Property (Security Interest) Act, No. 3 of 2046 XIll, The Lands and Deeds Registry Act = CAP 185 XIV. The Sale of Goods Act-1893 XV. High Court Act except Order 53 (Llll) = CAP 27 XVI. Arbitration Act No. 19 of 2000 XVIl.__ The Arbitration (Court Proceedings) Rules, 2001 XVII The High Court (Amendment) Rules, SI No. 58 of 2020 Ean {LEGAL PRACTITIONERS" QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONS.6. COMPANY LAW AND PROCEDURE 1. The Companies Act No, 10 of 2017 I. The Corporate Insolvency Act No.9 of 2017 Ill. The Moveable Property (Security Interest) Act NO.3 of 2016 IV. Statutory Instrument No.44 of 2019 V. Statutory Instrument No. 15 of 2019 7. SUPERIOR COURTS CIVIL PROCEDURE, Arbitration Act No. 19 of 2000 ll. The Arbitration (Court Proceedings) Rules, 2004 Ii The High Court (Amendment) Rules, 2018 IV. Debtors Act Cap 77 V. Practice Directions issued in terms of our own Rules and Procedure VI. Law Directory and Legal Calendar containing Practice Directions Vil. Rent Act Cap 206 Vill, Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Cap 74 IX. Lands and Deeds Registry Act Cap 185 X. _ Landlord and Tenants (Business Premises) Act Cap 193 Xl, Electoral Process Act No. 35 of 2016 Xil, State Proceedings Act Cap 71 Xill, Law Reform (Limitation of Actions) Act Cap 72 XIV. The Limitation Act 1939 XV. Defamation Act Cap 68 XVI. High Court Act Cap 27 XVIl. Constitution of Zambia Cap 4 XVII, British Act (Extent of Application) Cap 10 ‘LEGAL PRACTITIONERS” QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONSXIX. Protection of Fundamental Rights Rules of 1969 XX, Court of Appeal Act No. 7 of 2016 and Rules XX1, Supreme Court Act 25 and Rules XXII. Constitutional Court Act No. 8 of 2016 and Rules XXIll, The Occupier’s Liability Act, Cap 70 XXIV. Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 36 of 2010 XXV. The Factories Act, Cap 441 XXVI, The Misrepresentation Act, Cap 69 8, SUBORDINATE COURTS CIVIL PROCEDURE |. Subordinate Courts Act : CAP 28 |. Commission for Oaths Act = CAP33 IL Sheriffs Act = CAP37 WV. Debtors Act + CAPTT V. Civil Courts (Attachment of Debtors) Act + CAP TB VI. Judgment Act = CAPBI Vil, Money Lender Act > CAP 398 Vill. Anti GBV Act, No 1 of 2011 1X, Evidence Act = CAP AS X, Evidence (Bankers’ Books) Act = CAP AS XI, Landlord and Tenant (Business Premises) Act = CAP 193, XII. Rent Act = CAP 206 9, DOMESTIC RELATIONS |. Matrimonial Causes Act No. 20 of 2007 | Matrimonial Causes Rules of 1973 I. Marriage Act = CAP50 IV. High Court Act + CAP 27 V, Legitimacy Act : CAP 52 Egy LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPOE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONSVL. Adoption Act : CAP 54 VIL Anti GBV Act, No.1 of 2011 and the Rules Vill. Affiliation and Maintenance of Children : CAP 64 IX, The Children’s Code Act, No. 12 of 2022 10. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |. The Constitution of Zambia : CAP 1 The Supreme Court Act : CAP 25 lil, The Court of Appeal Act, Act No. 7 of 2016 IV. The High Court Act ft CAP 27 V. The Subordinate Courts Act . CAP 2B VI. The Criminal Procedure Code - CAP 88 Vil. The Penal Code : CAP 87, Vill, The National Prosecution Authority Act, Act No, 34 of 2010 IX. The Legal Aid Act - CAP 34 X. The inquests Act : CAP 36 XI, The Plea Negotiations & Agreement Act, Act No.20 of 2010 XI The Defence Act : CAP 106 XII The Probation of Offenders Act : CAP 93, 11, EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE 1. Juveniles Act - CAP 53 Ml. High Court Act : CAP 27 ll Criminal Procedure Code : CAP 88 IV. Penal Code : CAP 87 V. Authentication of Documents Act : CAP 75 VI. The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act No, 4 of 2021 Vil. Evidence Act . CAP 43 Vill, Evidence (Bankers Books) Act : CAP 44 IX. Statutory Instrument No. 58 of 2020 Eg LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (.PQE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONS49, The Examinations. and Accreditation Officer shall check calculating machines before students may take them into the Examination hall for the Bookkeeping and Accounts, Conveyancing and Legal Drafting and Probate and Succession examinations. 20, Students are not permitted to take Halsbury's Statutes into the examination hall. Students are only allowed to take with them into the examination hall their own statutes annoted with amendments and cross references. All other forms and documents will be supplied by the invigitator. 21. Candidates should answer only the required number of questions in each paper and no more. The order in which the questions have been answered should be indicated in the space provided on the cover of the answer booklet. Any extra answer attempted should be invalidated on the answer paper, e.g. by drawing a line across. If a candidate fails to do so the examiner will mark only the required number of questions in the order which they are answered or appear to have been answered, Further, candidates are prohibited from ripping papers out of the examination answer booklet for whatever reason and where mistakes are made students should draw a clea le of cross across tl and move on to a fresh and clean page. Where a student has exhausted the answer booklet, a new answer booklet should be requested from the Invigilator(s). 22. KINDLY NOTE THAT ONLY ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT PRINTER STATUTES AND VERIFIED AND STAMPED STATUTES WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE EXAMINATION HALL. COMPUTER GENERATED AND SCANNED DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AND ARE SUBJECT TO CONFISCATION. 23. NO CELL PHONES, SMART WATCHES, SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS OR CALCULATORS THAT HAS THE FACILITY TO DISPLAY TEXT WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE EXAMINATION HALL. WHERE A CANDIDATE 1S FOUND WITH ANY OF THESE ITEMS, THAT Ey ‘LEGAL PRACTITIONERS” QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPOE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONSCANDIDATE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE EXAMINATION. ALSO NOTE, WHERE CELL PHONES ARE LEFT IN THE BAG OUTSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL THEY SHOULD BE SWITCHED OFF. Ann Malata-Ononuju (Mrs) DIRECTOR Hi {GAL PRACTITIONERS" QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (LPQE) COURSE ~ 2023 REPEATERS EXAMINATIONS