Government of Zambia Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2016No. Act No. 2 of 2016
The Government of Zambia Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2016. It contains 139 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Government of Zambia Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Government of Zambia Act
- S. 1Th is Act may be cited as the Constituti on of Zambia Short title
- S. 2The Constituti on is amended by the repeal of the Preamble Repeal and
- 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. 6(1) The national symbols of the Republic are the— National
- S. 7The Laws of Zambia consist of— Laws of
- S. 8The Constituti on is amended by the repeal of Parts VI to Repeal and
- S. 33A pers on who w as a citizen of Zambia, immediately before Existing
- S. 34Citizenship may be acquired by birth, descent, registrati on Categories
- S. 35(1) A pers on born in Zambia is a citizen by birth if, at the Citizenship
- S. 36A pers on born outside Zambia is a citizen by descent if, at Citizenship
- S. 37(1) Subject to clause (2), a pers on is entitled to apply to Citizenship
- S. 44A reference in th is Part to the citizenship of the parent of Reference to
- S. 45(1) The electoral systems provided f or in Article 47 f or Principles of
- S. 52(1) A candidate sh all file th at candidate’s nominati on paper Nominations
- S. 53(1) Where only one candidate is nominated f or electi on Unopposed
- S. 59The Electoral Commissi on sh all, in delimiting the boundaries Matters to
- S. 60(1) A political party h as 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 sh all enact legislati on through Bills passed Functions of
- S. 64(1) A Member of Parliament or Minister may introduce a Introducti on
- S. 65(1) A Money Bill sh all be introduced by a Minister. Money Bills
- S. 67(1) Article 62 or 63 sh all not prevent Parliament from Statutory
- S. 71A nominati on f or electi on to the National Assembly is valid Nominations
- S. 77(1) Subject to th is Article and Article 78, the National Procedure of
- S. 78(1) Except as otherwise provided in th is Constituti on, a Voting in
- S. 82(1) The Members of Parliament sh all elect, by secret ballot, Speaker and
- S. 83(1) A Member of Parliament, supported by at least one- Removal of
- S. 88(1) A citizen may petiti on the National Assembly to initiate Right to
- S. 89(1) The National Assembly sh all facilitate public Public access
- S. 90The Executive authority derives from the people of Zambia Principles of
- S. 91(1) There sh all be a President of the Republic who sh all Presidency
- S. 93(1) A decisi on or instructi on of the President sh all be in Confirmati on
- S. 94(1) Where the performance of an executive functi on is Approval of
- S. 95(1) Where in th is Constituti on an appointment to an office Ratificati on
- S. 101(1) A President sh all be elected by registered voters in Electi on of
- S. 104(1) The President-elect sh all be sworn in to office and Transiti on
- S. 105(1) The President-elect sh all assume office after being Assumpti on
- S. 106(1) The term of office f or a President is five years which Tenure of
- 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 sh all be a Vice-President f or the Republic who Vice-
- S. 113There sh all be a Cabinet consisting of the— Cabinet
- S. 114(1) The functions of Cabinet are as follows: Functions of
- S. 115(1) Subject to th is Article, Cabinet sh all regulate its own Proceedings
- S. 118(1) The judicial authority of the Republic derives from Principles of
- S. 119(1) Judicial authority vests in the courts and sh all be Vesting of
- S. 122(1) In the exercise of the judicial authority, the Judiciary
- S. 123(1) The Judiciary sh all be a self-accounting instituti on Financial
- S. 124There is established the Supreme Court which consists Establishment
- S. 125(1) Subject to Article 128, the Supreme Court is the final Jurisdicti on
- S. 126(1) The Supreme Court sh all be constituted by an uneven Sittings of
- S. 129(1) The Constitutional Court sh all be constituted by an Sittings of
- S. 130There is established the Court of Appeal which consists Establishment
- S. 131(1) The Court of Appeal h as jurisdicti on to hear appeals Jurisdicti on
- S. 132(1) The Court of Appeal sh all be constituted by an uneven Sittings of
- S. 137(1) There sh all be a Deputy Chief Justice who sh all— Deputy
- S. 138(1) There sh all be a President of the Constitutional Court President of
- S. 139(1) There sh all be a Deputy President of the Constitutional Deputy
- S. 143A judge sh all 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 Commissi on sh all appoint judicial
- S. 146(1) There sh all be a Chief Administrat or f or the Judiciary Chief
- S. 147(1) The management and administrati on of the political, System of
- S. 148(1) Local governance sh all be undertaken through sub- Sub-
- S. 151(1) There is established a local government system System of
- S. 154(1) There sh all be a may or and deputy may or or council May or,
- S. 155A councill or sh all act in a manner th at is consistent with Conduct of
- S. 156Councillors sh all be collectively and individually Accountability
- S. 157(1) A councill or sh all vacate office on dissoluti on of a Vacati on of
- S. 160A pers on 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 sh all be prescribed: Legislati on
- S. 170(1) A Member of the House of Chiefs— Tenure of
- S. 174(1) Subject to the recommendations of the relevant Constituting
- S. 175For the purposes of th is Constituti on, a pers on sh all not Holding of
- S. 178(1) The office of the Attorney-General becomes vacant Vacancy in
- S. 179(1) There sh all be a Solicit or-General who sh all be Solicit or-
- S. 181Where the Direct or of Public Prosecutions is absent from Performance
- S. 182(1) Subject to th is Article, the Direct or of Public Tenure of
- S. 185(1) The President h as, in accordance with and subject Appointment
- S. 186(1) A public officer who seeks electi on, or is appointed, Participati on
- S. 187(1) An employee, including a public officer and Pensi on
- S. 192(1) There is established the Defence Force of Zambia Establishment
- S. 193(1) There are established the following national security Establishment
- S. 198The guiding principles of public finance include the Principles
- S. 199(1) A tax sh all not be imposed, except as prescribed. Impositi on
- S. 200(1) There is established a Consolidated Fund to which Consolidated
- S. 203(1) Where estimates of revenue and expenditure have Appropriati on
- S. 208(1) A public debt sh all be a charge on the Consolidated Public debt
- S. 209(1) There is established a Compensati on Fund f or the Compensati on
- S. 210(1) A State org an, State instituti on and other public office Public
- S. 211(1) The Minister responsible f or finance sh all, with in three Financial
- S. 215The following sh all be prescribed: Legislati on
- S. 216A commissi on sh all— Principles
- S. 217(1) There is established the Parliamentary Service. Parliamentary
- S. 222(1) There is established the Civil Service Commissi on. Civil Service
- S. 223(1) There is established the Teaching Service. Teaching
- S. 224(1) There is established the Teaching Service Commissi on. Teaching
- S. 225(1) There is established the Zambia Correctional Service Zambia
- S. 230(1) There is established the Hum an Rights Commissi on Hum an
- S. 231(1) There is established the Gender Equity and Equality Gender
- S. 236(1) There is established the Judicial Complaints Commissi on. Judicial
- S. 237(1) There is established the Police Public Complaints Police Public
- S. 238(1) A commissi on sh all be a self-accounting instituti on Financial
- S. 239The expenses of a commissi on, including emoluments Expenses of
- S. 244(1) The Public Protect or may investigate an acti on or Functions of
- S. 250(1) The Audit or-General sh all— Functions of
- S. 254(1) Land sh all be delimited and classified as State l and, Classificati on
- S. 255The management and development of Zambia’s Principles of
- S. 259(1) Where a pers on is empowered to make a nominati on Nominations
- S. 260A pers on assuming a public office, member of the House Oath of
- S. 261A pers on holding a public office sh all act in accordance Code of
- S. 262A pers on holding a public office sh all not act in a manner, Conflict of
- S. 263A pers on holding a public office sh all, before assuming Declarati on
- S. 264(1) A public officer, chief and member of the House of Emoluments
- S. 268In th is Constituti on, unless the context otherwise requires— Grammatical
- S. 269For the purposes of th is Constituti on, in computing time, Computati on
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IVSection IV
- S. IXSection IX
- S. VSection V
- S. VIISection VII
- S. VIIISection VIII
- S. XSection X
- S. XISection XI
- S. XIISection XII
- S. XIIISection XIII
- S. XIVSection XIV
- S. XIXSection XIX
- S. XVSection XV
- S. XVISection XVI
- S. XVIISection XVII
- S. XVIIISection XVIII
- S. XXSection XX