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When a change in an act is to be initiated, local authorities along with the relevant ministries <strong>and</strong>authorities start doing the groundwork. In the case <strong>of</strong> ecological sanitation, the main responsibilitywould lie upon the Environmental Council <strong>of</strong> Zambia (ECZ) <strong>and</strong> the National Water <strong>and</strong> SanitationCouncil (NWASCO). Together with Ministry <strong>of</strong> Local Government <strong>and</strong> Housing (MLGH), Ministry <strong>of</strong>Health (MoH), Ministry <strong>of</strong> Energy <strong>and</strong> Water Development (MEWD) <strong>and</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Tourism,Environment <strong>and</strong> Natural Resources (MTENR) they would complete stakeholder analysis <strong>and</strong> collectcomments from the public – all the preliminary work needed to initiate a change in legislation. (ECZ2010.)The draft, prepared by these authorities, would be presented to the Parliament for the first reading,after which the bills are referred to relevant committees. The committee hears selected experts <strong>and</strong> callsupon presentations from institutions <strong>and</strong> NGOs. Eventually, they will determine which act is to bechanged <strong>and</strong> in what way. (National Assembly <strong>of</strong> Zambia 2010.)The Parliament enacts legislation through bills passed by the National Assembly <strong>and</strong> assented to bythe president. Any member <strong>of</strong> the National Assembly may introduce bills in the Assembly. Once a billhas been submitted to the president, it must be within 21 days assented to by the president or referredback to the speaker for reconsideration. Every citizen has a right to petition Parliament to enact, amendor repeal any legislation, as well as has a right to comment on discussion <strong>and</strong> debate at the Parliament.(Constitution <strong>of</strong> Zambia Act 1991; Interpretation <strong>and</strong> General Provisions Act 1994.) If an issue does notrequire an <strong>of</strong>ficial enactment <strong>of</strong> Parliament, simple regulations can be put into force by decisions <strong>of</strong> therelevant ministry (ECZ 2010). In addition, for the Parliament being able to change or create acts, also thelocal authorities can make by-laws for “the good rule <strong>and</strong> government <strong>of</strong> its area”. The by-laws areconfirmed by a minister. (Local Government Act 1991.)The issues involving sanitation, ecological sanitation <strong>and</strong> recycling <strong>of</strong> nutrients are spread over arather wide area <strong>of</strong> legislation, from housing to public health, water <strong>and</strong> agriculture. The most importantpieces <strong>of</strong> legislation are briefly described in Table 1.151

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