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Legal Advice on Vehicle Sale in Zambia

The document presents a legal scenario involving Mrs. Chimpapila, who is selling her Toyota Corolla to pay for school fees, and Mr. Siame's offer to buy it at a lower price. It includes questions regarding the legality of the transaction, forms of invitations to treat, the meaning and pros and cons of delegated legislation, and differences between criminal and civil law. Additionally, it describes the court structure in Zambia and the mischief rule of statutory interpretation.

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Legal Advice on Vehicle Sale in Zambia

The document presents a legal scenario involving Mrs. Chimpapila, who is selling her Toyota Corolla to pay for school fees, and Mr. Siame's offer to buy it at a lower price. It includes questions regarding the legality of the transaction, forms of invitations to treat, the meaning and pros and cons of delegated legislation, and differences between criminal and civil law. Additionally, it describes the court structure in Zambia and the mischief rule of statutory interpretation.

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QUESTION 1 – COMPULSORY

Mrs Chimpapila is broke and needs money to pay for school fees to Lusaka College and she
decides to put her Toyota Corolla on Sale. She then proceeds to place her advertisement in the
Zambian Newspaper. Her advert reads:
“Just registered Toyota Corolla for sale at K50 000, call 0966 445566”.
Mr Siame sees the advert and communicates to Mrs Chimpapila that “I will pay you K45 000 for
the Toyota Corolla” and Mr Chimpapila refuses. A few days later Mr Siame proceeds to pay the
initial amount of K50 000.

a) Advise Mrs Chimpapila on the legality of this transaction. (15 marks)


b) Outline five (5) forms of invitations to treat. (5 marks)
Total (20 marks)

QUESTION 2

a) State the meaning of the term “delegated legislation”. (2 marks)


b) Mention four (4) advantages and four (4) disadvantages of delegated legislation. (8 marks)
c) Explain three (3) differences between criminal law and civil law. (10 marks)
Total (20 marks)

QUESTION 3

a) Describe five (5) courts that constitute the court structure in Zambia. (15 marks)
b) State the mischief rule of statutory interpretation. (5 marks)
Total (20 marks)

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