Investment in certain sectors/activities (e.g. poultry and domestic haulage sectors, commercial cleaning services and transportation of heavy and bulk commodities by road) are reserved to targeted citizens and citizen-influenced, citizen-empowered or citizen-owned companies as per the Citizens Economic Empowerment Act and its implementing regulations.
"3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
"broad-based economic empowerment" means the economic empowerment of -
(a) targeted citizens; (b) citizens empowerment companies (c) citizen influenced companies; and (d) citizen owned companies; [...]
"citizen" means a citizen of Zambia;
"Citizen empowerment company" means a company where twenty-five to fifty percent of its equity is owned by citizens;
"citizen influenced company" means a company where five to twenty-five percent of its equity is owned by citizens and in which citizens have significant control of the management of the company;
"citizen owned company" means a company where at least fifty point one percent of it equity is owned by citizens and in which citizens and in which citizens have significant control of the management of the company; [...]
"targeted citizens" means a citizen who is or has been marginalized or disadvantaged and whose access to economic resources and development capacity has been constrained due to various factors including race, sex, educational background, status and disability;
[...]
21. (1) Notwithstanding any other law, after the commencement of this Act, the Ministry responsible for commerce, trade and industry shall reserve, as prescribed by the President, specific areas of commerce, trade and industry for targeted citizens, citizen empowered companies, citizen influenced companies and citizen owned companies.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, after the commencement of this Act- (a) where any business deals with technological developments, as prescribed by the President, targeted citizens and companies specified under subsection (1) shall be granted concessionary licences; (b) licences to foreign investors to engate in specific businesses, as prescribed by the President, shall be granted on the basis of joint ventures and partnerships with citizens and citizen empowered companies; 
(c) every State institution shall apply criteria, prescribed by the President, for any particular license or concession in relation to any specific business, prescribed by the President, when granting any licence or concession to any person to operate an asset or enterprise on its behalf; and (d) priority for concessions, licences and incentives given under any law shall be granted to companies that are implementing broad based economic empowerment programmes under this Act.[...]" (Citizens Economic Empowerment Act, 2006 (No. 9 of 2006)).
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"2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise reqmres- [...]
"market"has the meaning assigned to it in the Markets and Bus Stations Act, 2007; and
"reservation scheme" means the area of business within the poultry and domestic haulage sectors or sub-sectors that are reserved for targeted citizens, citizen- influenced, citizen-empowered and citizen- owned companies.
[...]
4. ( 1) Domestic haulage for alI public procurement works is reserved for targeted citizens and citizen-influenced, citizenempowered and citizen- owned companies.
(2) Non-targeted citizens and companies may continue to operate for private haulage transactions only.[...]" (Citizens Economic Empowerment (Reservation Scheme) Regulations, 2017)
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"2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"commercial cleaning" means the provision of a  cleaning service on a contractual basis;
[...]
3. (1) Commercial cleaning is reserved for targeted citizens, citizen influenced companies, citizen empowered companies and citizen owned companies.[...]
(3)    A non-targeted company wishing to engage or continue engaging in commercial cleaning shall become a citizen influenced company, citizen empowered company or citizen owned company. ( 4) A state institution and non-state institution shali not engage a non-targeted citizen or company in commercial cleaning.[...]" (Citizens Economic Empowerment (Reservation Scheme) Regulations, 2019)
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"2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-[...]
“commodity” means a heavy and bulky commodity set out inthe Schedule;[...]
“local  road  transporter”  means  a  citizen  empoweredcompany,  citizen  owned  company,  citizen  influencedcompany and a targeted citizen;
[...]
3.(1) Subject  to  the  Railways  (Transportation  of  Heavy Goods)  Regulations,  2018,  a  person  who  intends  to  transport  a commodity by road shall give preference to a local road transporter in accordance with these Regulations.
(2)These Regulations apply to—(a) a producer, manufacturer or user of a raw material of acommodity;(b) an oil supplier;(c) the following companies:(i) a logistics company;(ii) a clearing and forwarding company; and(iii) an oil marketing company; and(d) the transportation by road of a commodity to a person’splant, industry or place of business.
4.A person who intends to export a commodity referred to inthe Schedule, from the Republic to another country, shall ensurethat at least fifty percent of the commodity is transported by a localroad  transporter.
5.A person who intends to transport a commodity referred toin the Schedule within the Republic shall ensure that the commodityis transported only by a local road transporter.
6.A person who intends to import a commodity referred to inthe Schedule, into the Republic, shall ensure that at least fifty percentof the commodity is transported by a local road transporter.
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SCHEDULE(Regulations 5, 6 and 7)
PREFERENTIAL ROAD FREIGHT COMMODITIES
A. EXPORT COMMODITY
Anode; Cobalt; Cement; Clinker; Concentrates; Copper; Cotton; Fertilizer; Lime; Maize; Maize Bran; Manganese; Mealie Meal; Molasses; Nickel; Potato; Silicone; Soya Cake; Steel; Sugar; Sulphuric Acid; Tobacco; Wheat; Wood/Timber; Zinc
B. DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION COMMODITY
Anode; Cobalt; Cement; Clinker; Concentrates; Copper; Cotton; Coal; Fertilizer; Fuels-Local; Lime; Maize; Maize Bran; Manganese; Mealie Meal; Molasses; Nickel; Potato; Silicone; Soya Cake; Steel; Sugar; Sulphuric Acid; Tobacco; Wheat; Wood/Timber; Zinc
C. IMPORT COMMODITY
Fertilizer; Petroleum; Maize [...]" (Citizens  Economic  Empowerment  (Transportation  of Heavy  and  Bulk  Commodities  by  Road)  (Reservation) Regulations,  2021)


Citizens Economic Empowerment Act, 2006 (No. 9 of 2006).
Citizens Economic Empowerment (Reservation Scheme) Regulations, 2017
Citizens Economic Empowerment (Reservation Scheme) Regulations, 2019
Citizens  Economic  Empowerment  (Transportation  of Heavy  and  Bulk  Commodities  by  Road)  (Reservation) Regulations,  2021
[<a href="https://old.zambialii.org/zm/legislation/act/2006/9/cea2006284.pdf">Act</a>],[<a href="http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/zam172589.pdf">Reg</a>],[<a href="https://old.zambialii.org/node/14097">Reg</a>],[<a href="https://old.zambialii.org/zm/legislation/statutory-instrument/2021/no35-2021">Reg</a>]