Mambwe District Council (Sand Levy) By-laws, 2003 (S.I. No. 92 of 2003)

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Mambwe District Council Title (Sand Levy) By-laws, 2003.

2. In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires~ Interpreta- tion "area" means the area under the jurisdiction of the Council; " collector" means any officer ofthe Council authorised to collect revenue for the council and includes any person or agent authorised by the Council to collect revenue for the Council; "Council "means the Mambwe District Coun¢il; and " sand " means building sand, river sand and crµshe:d stones, gravel and includes bricks moulded and used in construction ofbuildings.

3. Any person who mines sand, stones or gravel or who moulds Imposition of bricks, within the area, for construction shall pay sand levy to the sand levy Council at the following rates: (a) two thousand kwacha per tonne o~sand, stones or gravel collected in the area; and (b) ten kwacha per brick moulded.

4. A person shall not mine sand, stones or gravel or mould bricks No mining of for which no sand levy has been paid to the Council. sand without payment of sand levy

5. Sand levy shall become payable at any check point and shall be Place of received by a collector who shall immediately issue an official receipt payment and collection of for each such payment. sand levy Copies ofthis Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P. 0. Box 30136, IO IO I Lusaka. Price K500 each 446 Statutory Instruments 22nd August, 2003 Offences and 6. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of these By-laws penalties commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction (a) in the case of first offence, to a fine not exceeding eighty penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both; or (b) in the case of second or subsequent offence to a fine of sixteen penalty units for every day during which the contravention continues. (2) In addition to any penalty prescribed by sub By-law (1) the court may order that any expenses incurred by the Council in consequence of such contraventi~n shall be paid by the person committing the contravention. Made by the Mambwe District Council this 24th day of July, 2003. T. K. MWANZA, Chairman, Mambwe District Council E.K.MWALE, Secretary, Mambwe District Council Confirmed by me at Lusaka this 14th day of August, 2003. s. T. MASEBO, LUSAKA Minister ofLocal Government [ MLGH. 102/51/68] and Housing