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The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Parliamentary Period:
Fifth Session of the Eleventh Assembly
The objectives of this Bill is to amend the Constitution of Zambia so as to -
(a) revise the Bill of Rights to include civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, further and special rights;
(b) entrench the supremacy of the Constitution, Article 4 adn 5 of the Constitution, the electorl systems for the election of a President and Members of Parliament, the tenure of office of a President and vacancy in the office of President,the election of Vice-President as a running mate to a presidential candidate, the provisions on the appointment,responsibilities and tenure of Ministers adn Provincial Ministers, adn the provisions relating to the amendment of the Constitution;
(c) revise teh provisions relating to the declaration of war, state of public emergency, threatened state of public emergency and national disasters;
(d) revise the provisions on amendment of the Constitution ; and
(e) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
Bill Stage:
Presentation