Agricultural Institute of Zambia Act, 2017 (No. 2 of 2017).

This Act establishes the Agricultural Institute of Zambia, the Agricultural Council, the Agricultural Registration Board and the Disciplinary Committee, defines the functions and powers of these institutions and organs, and provides with respect to registration as agricultural professional. The Act also concerns conduct of registered agricultural professionals.
The Agricultural Institute of Zambia shall be body corporate and shall, among other things, promote and encourage internationally accepted agricultural practice standards in Zambia and register agricultural professionals and regulate their professional conduct. “Agricultural professional” means a scientist, technician or craftsperson in the science of agriculture, but excludes a veterinary professional or para-veterinary professional. The Council shall be responsible for the management and control of the affairs of the Institute. The Agricultural Registration Board shall form part of the Institute. Register professionals shall become members of the Institute. There shall be such classes of membership with such rights and privileges as the Minister may by statutory instrument prescribe. A person shall not practise as an agricultural professional without registering under this Act. The Institute shall adopt and publish a code of ethics for agricultural professionals, which shall bind all agricultural professionals regulated under this Act.