The Zambia Law Development Commission was established under the ZLDC Act chapter 32 of the laws of Zambia in 1996 to conduct law reform. Its functions are to:
a.) Revise and reform the law in Zambia;
b.) Codify unwritten laws in Zambia;
c.) Review and consider proposals for law reform referred to the Commission by the Minister of Justice or the members of the public;
d.) Hold seminars and conferences on legal issues;
e.) Translate any piece of legislation into local languages;
f.) To research and make recommendations on:-
(i) The socio-political values of the Zambian
people that should be incorporated into legislation;
(ii) The anomalies that should be eliminated in the statute book;
(iii) New and more effective methods of administration of the law and the dispensation of justice that should be adopted and legislated;
(iv) New areas of the law that should be developed which are responsive to the changing needs of Zambian society; and
(v) The removal of archaic pieces of legislation from the statute book.