Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2016No. No. 2 of 2016
The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2016. It contains 267 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016)
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Constitution of Zambia Short title
- S. 2The Constitution is amended by the repeal of the Preamble Repeal and
- S. 3The Constitution is amended by the repeal of Parts I and II
- S. 4(1) Zambia is a sovereign Republic under a constitutional Republic of
- S. 5(1) Sovereign authority vests in the people of Zambia, which Sovereign
- S. 6The Constitution is amended by the repeal of Articles 62 to Repeal and
- S. 7The Laws of Zambia consist of— Laws of
- S. 8The national values and principles are—
- S. 9(1) The national values and principles shall apply to the —
- S. 10(1) The Government shall create an economic environment
- S. 33A person who was a citizen of Zambia, immediately before Existing
- S. 34Citizenship may be acquired by birth, descent, registration Categories
- S. 35(1) A person born in Zambia is a citizen by birth if, at the Citizenship
- S. 36A person born outside Zambia is a citizen by descent if, at Citizenship
- S. 37(1) Subject to clause (2), a person is entitled to apply to Citizenship
- S. 38A child who is not a citizen and who is adopted by a citizen
- S. 39(1) A citizen shall not lose citizenship by acquiring the
- S. 40(1) A citizen—
- S. 41(1) There is established the Citizenship Board of Zambia.
- S. 42A citizen is entitled to—
- S. 43(1) A citizen shall —
- S. 44A reference in this Part to the citizenship of the parent of Reference to
- S. 45(1) The electoral systems provided for in Article 47 for Principles of
- S. 47(1) Elections to the office of President shall be conducted
- S. 48The electoral process for electing a President, Member
- S. 49The system of administering elections shall be prescribed.
- S. 50A political party and a candidate contesting an election
- S. 51A person is eligible for election as an independent
- S. 52(1) A candidate shall file that candidate’s nomination paper Nominations
- S. 53(1) Where only one candidate is nominated for election Unopposed
- S. 54A candidate and a political party shall comply with a
- S. 55A candidate who loses an election as a President, Vice-
- S. 56(1) A general election shall be held, every five years after
- S. 57(1) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Member of
- S. 58(1) Zambia shall be divided into constituencies and wards
- S. 59The Electoral Commission shall, in delimiting the boundaries Matters to
- S. 60(1) A political party has the right to— Political
- S. 61The legislative authority of the Republic derives from Principles of
- S. 62(1) There is established the Parliament of Zambia which Parliament,
- S. 63(1) Parliament shall enact legislation through Bills passed Functions of
- S. 64(1) A Member of Parliament or Minister may introduce a Introduction
- S. 65(1) A Money Bill shall be introduced by a Minister. Money Bills
- S. 66(1) Where a Bill is presented to the President for assent,
- S. 67(1) Article 62 or 63 shall not prevent Parliament from Statutory
- S. 68(1) A Member of Parliament shall be elected in
- S. 69(1) The President may nominate a person referred to in
- S. 70(1) Subject to clause (2), a person is eligible to be elected
- S. 71A nomination for election to the National Assembly is valid Nominations
- S. 72(1) A Member of Parliament shall, except the Speaker and
- S. 73(1) A person may file an election petition with the High
- S. 74(1) The President shall appoint the Vice-President to be
- S. 75(1) The Speaker shall, within thirty days after a general
- S. 76(1) A Member of Parliament has freedom of speech and
- S. 77(1) Subject to this Article and Article 78, the National Procedure of
- S. 78(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, a Voting in
- S. 82(1) The Members of Parliament shall elect, by secret ballot, Speaker and
- S. 83(1) A Member of Parliament, supported by at least one- Removal of
- S. 84(1) There shall be a Clerk of the National Assembly who
- S. 85There shall be appointed such officers in the department
- S. 86(1) The President shall, at least twice in every year, attend
- S. 87(1) The National Assembly may censure a Minister or
- S. 88(1) A citizen may petition the National Assembly to initiate Right to
- S. 89(1) The National Assembly shall facilitate public Public access
- S. 90The Executive authority derives from the people of Zambia Principles of
- S. 91(1) There shall be a President of the Republic who shall Presidency
- S. 92(1) The President shall perform, with dignity, leadership
- S. 93(1) A decision or instruction of the President shall be in Confirmation
- S. 94(1) Where the performance of an executive function is Approval of
- S. 95(1) Where in this Constitution an appointment to an office Ratification
- S. 96(1) There shall be an Advisory Committee on the
- S. 97(1) The President may, on the advice of the Advisory
- S. 98(1) A person shall not institute or continue civil
- S. 99The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission shall be the
- S. 100(1) A person qualifies to be nominated as a candidate
- S. 101(1) A President shall be elected by registered voters in Election of
- S. 102(1) If a presidential candidate—
- S. 103(1) A person may, within seven days of the declaration
- S. 104(1) The President-elect shall be sworn into office and Transition
- S. 105(1) The President-elect shall assume office after being Assumption
- S. 106(1) The term of office for a President is five years which Tenure of
- S. 107(1) A Member of Parliament, supported by at least one-
- S. 108(1) A Member of Parliament, supported by at least one- Impeachment
- S. 109(1) If the President leaves Zambia or is absent from Performance
- S. 110(1) There shall be a Vice-President for the Republic who Vice-
- S. 111(1) The term of office for a Vice-President is five years.
- S. 112(1) The Vice-President shall be answerable to the
- S. 113There shall be a Cabinet consisting of the— Cabinet
- S. 114(1) The functions of Cabinet are as follows: Functions of
- S. 115(1) Subject to this Article, Cabinet shall regulate its own Proceedings
- S. 116(1) The President shall appoint a prescribed number
- S. 117(1) The President shall appoint a Provincial Minister for
- S. 118(1) The judicial authority of the Republic derives from Principles of
- S. 119(1) Judicial authority vests in the courts and shall be Vesting of
- S. 120(1) The Judiciary shall consist of the superior courts and
- S. 121The Supreme Court and Constitutional Court rank
- S. 122(1) In the exercise of the judicial authority, the Judiciary
- S. 123(1) The Judiciary shall be a self-accounting institution Financial
- S. 124There is established the Supreme Court which consists Establishment
- S. 125(1) Subject to Article 128, the Supreme Court is the final Jurisdiction
- S. 126(1) The Supreme Court shall be constituted by an uneven Sittings of
- S. 127There is established the Constitutional Court which
- S. 128(1) Subject to Article 28, the Constitutional Court has
- S. 129(1) The Constitutional Court shall be constituted by an Sittings of
- S. 130There is established the Court of Appeal which consists Establishment
- S. 131(1) The Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeals Jurisdiction
- S. 132(1) The Court of Appeal shall be constituted by an uneven Sittings of
- S. 133(1) There is established the High Court which consists
- S. 134The High Court has, subject to Article 128—
- S. 135The High Court shall be constituted by one judge or such
- S. 136(1) There shall be a Chief Justice who is the head of the
- S. 137(1) There shall be a Deputy Chief Justice who shall— Deputy
- S. 138(1) There shall be a President of the Constitutional Court President of
- S. 139(1) There shall be a Deputy President of the Constitutional Deputy
- S. 140The President shall, on the recommendation of the Judicial
- S. 141(1) A person qualifies for appointment as a judge if that
- S. 142(1) A judge shall retire from office on attaining the age
- S. 143A judge shall be removed from office on the following
- S. 144(1) The removal of a judge may be initiated by the Judicial Procedure
- S. 145(1) The Judicial Service Commission shall appoint judicial
- S. 146(1) There shall be a Chief Administrator for the Judiciary Chief
- S. 147(1) The management and administration of the political, System of
- S. 148(1) Local governance shall be undertaken through sub- Sub-
- S. 149(1) The President may, subject to the approval of the
- S. 150(1) There shall be established for each Province an
- S. 151(1) There is established a local government system System of
- S. 152(1) A local authority shall—
- S. 153(1) A councillor shall be elected in accordance with Article
- S. 154(1) There shall be a mayor and deputy mayor or council Mayor,
- S. 155A councillor shall act in a manner that is consistent with Conduct of
- S. 156Councillors shall be collectively and individually Accountability
- S. 157(1) A councillor shall vacate office on dissolution of a Vacation of
- S. 158(1) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, council
- S. 159(1) The Chief Justice shall establish such number of
- S. 160A person who obtains a judgment against a local authority Enforcement
- S. 161A local authority is competent to levy, impose, recover Revenue of
- S. 162(1) There is established the Constituency Development Constituency
- S. 163(1) There is established the Local Government Local
- S. 164The following shall be prescribed: Legislation
- S. 165(1) The institution of chieftaincy and traditional institutions
- S. 166The institution of chieftaincy—
- S. 167A chief—
- S. 168(1) Subject to clause (2), a chief may seek and hold a
- S. 169(1) There is established a House of Chiefs.
- S. 170(1) A Member of the House of Chiefs— Tenure of
- S. 171(1) There shall be a Clerk of the House of Chiefs and
- S. 172The following matters shall be prescribed—
- S. 173(1) The guiding values and principles of the public service
- S. 174(1) Subject to the recommendations of the relevant Constituting
- S. 175For the purposes of this Constitution, a person shall not Holding of
- S. 176(1) There shall be a Secretary to the Cabinet who shall
- S. 177(1) There shall be an Attorney-General, who shall be
- S. 178(1) The office of the Attorney-General becomes vacant Vacancy in
- S. 179(1) There shall be a Solicitor-General who shall be Solicitor-
- S. 180(1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions who
- S. 181Where the Director of Public Prosecutions is absent from Performance
- S. 182(1) Subject to this Article, the Director of Public Tenure of
- S. 183(1) There shall be a Secretary to the Treasury who shall
- S. 184(1) The President shall, on the advice of the Civil Service
- S. 185(1) The President has, in accordance with and subject Appointment
- S. 186(1) A public officer who seeks election, or is appointed, Participation
- S. 187(1) An employee, including a public officer and Pension
- S. 188(1) A pension benefit shall be reviewed periodically to
- S. 189(1) A pension benefit shall be paid promptly and regularly.
- S. 190(1) The Defence Force and national security services
- S. 191The Defence Force and national security services shall
- S. 192(1) There is established the Defence Force of Zambia Establishment
- S. 193(1) There are established the following national security Establishment
- S. 194A person is qualified to serve as a member of the Defence
- S. 195(1) The President may deploy personnel of the Defence
- S. 196Except as provided in this Constitution, a person shall not—
- S. 197The following shall be prescribed:
- S. 198The guiding principles of public finance include the Principles
- S. 199(1) A tax shall not be imposed, except as prescribed. Imposition
- S. 200(1) There is established a Consolidated Fund to which Consolidated
- S. 201(1) Monies shall not be withdrawn from the Consolidated
- S. 202(1) The Minister responsible for finance shall prepare
- S. 203(1) Where estimates of revenue and expenditure have Appropriation
- S. 204(1) The issuance of a warrant, in accordance with Article
- S. 205The following shall be prescribed:
- S. 206(1) Monies forming part of the Consolidated Fund may
- S. 207(1) The Government may, as prescribed—
- S. 208(1) A public debt shall be a charge on the Consolidated Public debt
- S. 209(1) There is established a Compensation Fund for the Compensation
- S. 210(1) A State organ, State institution and other public office Public
- S. 211(1) The Minister responsible for finance shall, within three Financial
- S. 212The Auditor-General shall, not later than nine months
- S. 213(1) There is established the Bank of Zambia which shall
- S. 214(1) There shall be a Governor of the Bank of Zambia
- S. 215The following shall be prescribed: Legislation
- S. 216A commission shall— Principles
- S. 217(1) There is established the Parliamentary Service. Parliamentary
- S. 218(1) There is established the Parliamentary Service
- S. 219(1) There is established the Judicial Service.
- S. 220(1) There is established the Judicial Service Commission.
- S. 221(1) There is established the Civil Service.
- S. 222(1) There is established the Civil Service Commission. Civil Service
- S. 223(1) There is established the Teaching Service. Teaching
- S. 224(1) There is established the Teaching Service Commission. Teaching
- S. 225(1) There is established the Zambia Correctional Service Zambia
- S. 226(1) There is established the Zambia Police Service
- S. 227(1) There is established the Local Government Service.
- S. 228(1) There is established the Local Government Service
- S. 229(1) There is established the Electoral Commission of
- S. 230(1) There is established the Human Rights Commission Human
- S. 231(1) There is established the Gender Equity and Equality Gender
- S. 232(1) There is established the Emoluments Commission.
- S. 233(1) There is established the Lands Commission which
- S. 234(1) There is established the State Audit Commission.
- S. 235There is established the following investigative commissions:
- S. 236(1) There is established the Judicial Complaints Commission. Judicial
- S. 237(1) There is established the Police Public Complaints Police Public
- S. 238(1) A commission shall be a self-accounting institution Financial
- S. 239The expenses of a commission, including emoluments Expenses of
- S. 240A person qualifies to be appointed as a member of a
- S. 241A commission—
- S. 242The functions, composition, appointment of members,
- S. 243(1) There shall be a Public Protector who shall be
- S. 244(1) The Public Protector may investigate an action or Functions of
- S. 245The Public Protector shall not investigate a matter which—
- S. 246Where the Public Protector is absent from Zambia or is
- S. 247(1) Subject to this Article, the Public Protector shall retire
- S. 248The office of the Public Protector shall report to the
- S. 249(1) There shall be an Auditor-General who shall be
- S. 250(1) The Auditor-General shall— Functions of
- S. 251Where the Auditor-General is absent from Zambia or is
- S. 252(1) Subject to this Article, the Auditor-General shall
- S. 253(1) Land shall be held, used and managed in accordance
- S. 254(1) Land shall be delimited and classified as State land, Classification
- S. 255The management and development of Zambia’s Principles of
- S. 256A person has a duty to co-operate with State organs,
- S. 257The State shall, in the utilisation of natural resources and
- S. 258(1) The official language of Zambia is English.
- S. 259(1) Where a person is empowered to make a nomination Nominations
- S. 260A person assuming a public office, member of the House Oath of
- S. 261A person holding a public office shall act in accordance Code of
- S. 262A person holding a public office shall not act in a manner, Conflict of
- S. 263A person holding a public office shall, before assuming Declaration
- S. 264(1) A public officer, chief and member of the House of Emoluments
- S. 265(1) A public office shall be adequately funded to enable
- S. 266In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires—
- S. 267(1) This Constitution shall be interpreted in accordance
- S. 268In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires— Grammatical
- S. 269For the purposes of this Constitution, in computing time, Computation
- S. 270In this Constitution, unless a contrary intention is
- S. 271In this Constitution, a power given to a person or an
- S. 272Parliament may enact legislation to give effect to an
- S. 273In this Constitution, a power conferred on a person or an
- S. 274A function conferred in this Constitution may be
- S. 275Where an Article provides for a power exercisable by
- S. ISUPREMACY OF CONSTITUTION
- S. IINATIONAL VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND ECONOMIC POLICIES
- S. IVCITIZENSHIP
- S. IXGENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DEVOLVED GOVERNANCE
- S. VREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
- S. VIIEXECUTIVE
- S. VIIIJUDICIARY
- S. XPROVINCES, DISTRICTS, WARDS AND PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION
- S. XILOCAL GOVERNMENT
- S. XIICHIEFTAINCY AND HOUSE OF CHIEFS
- S. XIIIPUBLIC SERVICE
- S. XIVPENSION BENEFIT
- S. XIXLAND, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- S. XVDEFENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
- S. XVIPUBLIC FINANCE AND BUDGET
- S. XVIICENTRAL BANK
- S. XVIIISERVICES, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT OFFICES
- S. XXGENERAL PROVISIONS