Amendment of constitution of zambia act, 1991, and schedule thereto 4. The constitution of zambia makes provision for constitutional supremacy. President edgar lungu reads the constitution of zambia while chairing a special cabinet meeting at state house in lusaka. Tc technical committee on drafting of the zambian constitution tiz transparency international zambia toz times of zambia undp united nations development program. The constitution of the united states preamble we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the. The constitution of zambia amendment bill 2019 plots against the litunga and barotseland like all others before it. The constitution of zambia act, 1991 and the constitution in the schedule to that act, are repealed in so far as they form part of the laws of zambia.
The mission of the human rights commission is to promote and protect human rights for all people in zambia through investigations of human rights violations, rehabilitation of victims of human rights abuses, education of communities and advocacy for policy and legal changes influenced by evidence based research. Parliament makes the law, the executive implements the law while the judiciary interprets the law. The zambia independence constitution was protected by a referendum clause. The public seal of the republic shall be such as may be prescribed by or under an act of parliament. Whereas the said rights include the right of the individual to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of race, colour, ethnic origin, sex, religion, creed or social or economic.
The new constitution becomes effective immediately after the 2017 annual general meeting. The constitution of zambia act, 1996 by the zambian for. Download zambias new constitution as amended elias. On this page you can read or download zambian constitution 2016 pdf download in pdf format. The faz council, cognizant of fifas directive that faz would be suspended if a new constitution was not adopted by march 31, agreed to the text in the new constitution in a yes or no vote by show of hands. On the 15 th of january 2014 the zambian watchdog and lusaka times released a leaked copy of the final draft constitution which was reportedly handed to president sata one of president satas promises in the runup to his election in 2011 was the adoption of a new constitution. Keeping to this promise, president sata appointed a technical committee to draft a new constitution. The constitution of zambia was formally adopted in 1991 and amended in 2009 and last amended in 2016 references. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia act, 2016.
Analysis from january 5, 2016 when president edgar lungu signed the amended constitution, people have been digesting this important piece of legislation, which is the bible of the land. Zambias constitution of 1991 with amendments through. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2019, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in this act referred to as the constitution. In todays final part of our constitutional history, i will enumerate the events that have taken place regarding the zambian constitution since 1964. Article 63 2 of the constitution is amended by the deletion of paragraphs d and e. Subject to this act, the constitution shall come into operation on the date of assent by the president. On 5 january 2016 president edgar lungu signed zambia s new constitution with much fanfare and pomp. By sibeta mundia, barotseland post however, just like many of us had warned the bre and the litunga, the 2019 proposed bill not only maintains the status quo depriving the king of his powers to dethrone.
A new constitution for zambia must provide important safeguards to ensure public accountability, responsiveness to the electorate, participation of the people in governance and the devolution of power to local communities. Article 31 declaration relating to threatened emergency. The constitution of the church of pentecost the preamble in the name of the almighty god, we, the members of the church of pentecost, in exercise of our natural right and freedom to establish a church which shall be used to propagate the word of god. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2016, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in this act referred to as the constitution. Zambias constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2016. Responsibility united party for national development. History of zambian constitutionpart v zambia daily nation. The law forbade the amendment of any part of the constitution without going through a referendum. Parliament may make provision for the establishment of a citizenship board to deal with any of the matters falling under the provisions of articles 7. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in thisact referred to as the constitution. Constitution of zambia act 2016 national assembly of zambia. The ceremony passed the provisions whose amendment does not require referendum, leaving the bill of rights and the amendment clause to undergo the mandatory referendum expected to bring to an end the 40year struggle to enact a people driven constitution.
Rights of employees in respect of trade union membership and its activities 6. An act to provide for a new constitution of the republic of zambia and to repeal the constitution of zambia act, 1973, and the constitution scheduled there to, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. This is why it is called the constitution of zambia amendment act of 2016. Constitution of zambia amendment national assembly of zambia.
The state shall provide means conducive to such achievements and shall provide support and encouragement for scientific and technical invention, and artistic creation and shall protect achievements thereof. However, in line with the new culture of respect for human rights, president chiluba resorted to subtle legal means, such as amendments to the 1991 constitution. Whereas we regard as part of the body of christ the church of pentecost. In the zambian doctrine of separation of powers, each branch of government has a distinct role to play and no one branch should interfere in the others function. The bill of rightspart iii of the constitution of zambia. App2142016richard musenyasa vs indo zambia bank ltd mar 2020, malila, kajimanga, kabuka, jjs app0502010alex njamba vs the people jan 2020 musonda dcj, muyovwe, malila, kajimanga and mutuna, jjs. It came into force through the zambia independence orderincouncil. Constitution of zambia, 1991 an act to provide for a new constitution of the republic of zambia and to repeal the constitution of zambia act, 1973, and the constitution scheduled thereto, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or.
President of the party until the new president is elected in. Page constitution of the patriotic front preamble whereas zambia is now and forever a free, united, indivisible and independent sovereign state due to. Drafting the zambian constitution tcdzc for releasing the final draft document to the public. The bank of zambia is aware of numerous social media reports suggesting that the. Its neighbours are the democratic republic of the congo to the north, tanzania to the northeast, malawi to the east, mozambique to the southeast. The industrial and labour relations act arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. One of those opposed to the bill is the law association of zambia laz, which has petitioned in the constitutional court to challenge the decisions. This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the comparative constitutions project, and distributed on. History of zambian constitution zambia daily nation. These issues were areas of focus in the preelection campaigns. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. An act to provide for the printing and publication of the amended constitution. Following the dissolution of the federation in 1963, a new constitution based on the westminster model and designed to resolve the conflicting interests of the indigenous africans, the settler white community and the colonial government was negotiated by the major stakeholders.
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