Zambia ·Law

Zambia's Cyber Security Act, 2025

In force · 8 April 2025

Summary

The Act establishes the Zambia Cyber Security Agency, regulates cyber security service providers and sets up the Zambia Cyber Incident Response Team and sectoral response teams. It continues the Central Monitoring and Coordination Centre and governs the designation, protection and registration of critical information and critical information infrastructure. It repeals and replaces the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act 2021.

Original title

Cyber Security Act, 2025

Title in other languages

• Legge sulla cybersicurezza dello Zambia (2025)
• Loi sur la cybersécurité de la Zambie (2025)
• Ley de Ciberseguridad de Zambia (2025)

Jurisdiction

Zambia

Issuing body

Parliament of Zambia

Official number

Act No. 3 of 2025

Type

Law

Date adopted

8 April 2025

Entry into force

12 May 2025

Status

In force

Available languages

English

Topics

• Governance and coordination
• Critical infrastructure
• Incident management / CSIRT
• Certification

Licence / terms of use

Public domain / official act – Il testo legislativo non è protetto dal diritto d'autore, come indicato da ZambiaLII; la copia PDF è distribuita con licenza CC BY 4.0.

Notes

Assented to on 8 April 2025, published in the supplement to the Government Gazette of 15 April 2025, in force since 12 May 2025 (Commencement Order). The link points to the text on ZambiaLII (Laws.Africa); the Parliament page does not respond to automated checks. Cybercrimes are governed by the Cyber Crimes Act 2025 (Act No. 4 of 2025).

Collected from

manuale

Last verified

27 October 2026 (verified via web)

Parliament of Zambia. (2025). Cyber Security Act, 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025). https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/act/2025/3/eng@2025-04-15

Parliament of Zambia. "Cyber Security Act, 2025." 8 April 2025. https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/act/2025/3/eng@2025-04-15.

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  author       = {{Parliament of Zambia}},
  title        = {{Cyber Security Act, 2025}},
  year         = {2025},
  note         = {Act No. 3 of 2025},
  url          = {https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/act/2025/3/eng@2025-04-15},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27}
}

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