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'''The Constitution of [[Zambia]]''' was formally adopted in 1991 and amended in 2009 |
'''The Constitution of [[Zambia]]''' was formally adopted in 1991, and then amended in 2009. It gained its latest amendment on January 5th, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.zm/sites/default/files/documents/amendment_act/Constitution%20of%20Zambia%20%20%28Amendment%29%2C%202016-Act%20No.%202_0.pdf |title=Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> |
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The Zambian constitution has 20 parts, ranging from the SUPREMACY OF CONSTITUTION to GENERAL PROVISIONS. It begins with a PREAMBLE. |
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The Zambian constitution is a set of laws, customs and principal by which the state is acknowledged to be governed. It was amended and assented on by then President Edgar Chagwa Lungu on the 5th of January, 2016. as a result of: |
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Repeal of part III (bill of rights) to include; civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, further and special rights. Entrench the supremacy of the constitution, article IV and V of the constitution, the electoral system of the election a President and Members of Parliament, the tenure of office of a president and vacancy in the office of President, the election of a vice-President as a running mate to a presidential candidate, the provisions on the appointment, responsibilities and tenure of Ministers and Provincial Ministers, and the provisions relating to the amendment of the constitution; |
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Revise the provisions relating to the declaration of war, state of public emergency, threatened state of public emergency and national disasters; |
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Revise the provisions on amendment of the constitution; and |
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Provide for matters connected with, or incidental, to the foregoing. The Zambian constitution has 20 parts, ranging from the SUPREMACYY OF CONSTITUTION to GENERAL PROVISIONS. It begins with a PREAMBLE. The full highlight of the twenty parts of the Zambian constitution is as follows; |
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1. SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION |
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2. NATIONAL VALUES, PRINCIPALS AND ECONOMIC POLICIES |
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3. (REPEALED) 4. CITIZENSHIP 5. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE |
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6. LEGISLATURE |
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7. EXECUTIVE |
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8. JUDICIARY |
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9. GENERAL PRINCIPALS OF DEVOLVED GOVERNANCE |
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10. PROVINCES, DISTRICTS, WARDS AND PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION |
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11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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12. CHIEFTAINCY AND HOUSE OF CHIEFS |
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13. PUBLIC SERVICE |
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14. PENSION BENEFIT |
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15. DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY |
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16. PUBLIC FINANCE AND BUDGET |
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17. CENTRAL BANK |
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18. SERVICES COMMISSIONS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT OFFICES |
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19. LAND, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL |
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20. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA (MWANSA CHIBUYE) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Zambia_2009?lang=en Constitution of Zambia] |
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The Constitution of Zambia was formally adopted in 1991, and then amended in 2009. It gained its latest amendment on January 5th, 2016.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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