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The Constitution of Zambia

1991 Β· Africa Β· 20 parts

Preamble+

[As amended by Act No. 18 of 1996 and substituted by section 2 of Act 2 of 2016] WE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA: ACKNOWLEDGE the supremacy of God Almighty;

DECLARE the Republic a Christian Nation while upholding a personοΏ½s right to freedom of conscience, belief or religion;

UPHOLD the human rights and fundamental freedoms of every person;

COMMIT ourselves to upholding the principles of democracy and good governance;

RESOLVE to ensure that our values relating to family, morality, patriotism and justice are maintained and all functions of the State are performed in our common interest;

CONFIRM the equal worth of women and men and their right to freely participate in, determine and build a sustainable political, legal, economic and social order;

RECOGNISE AND UPHOLD the multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural character of our Nation and our right to manage our affairs and resources sustainably in a devolved system of governance;

RESOLVE that Zambia shall remain a unitary, multi-party and democratic sovereign State;

RECOGNISE AND HONOUR the freedom fighters who fought for the independence of our Nation in order to achieve liberty, justice and unity for the people of Zambia;

AND DIRECT that all State organs and State institutions abide by and respect our sovereign will;

DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY ADOPT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION:

Parts

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  1. Part OneSupremacy of ConstitutionArticles 1 – 7
  2. Part TwoNational Values, Principles and Economic PoliciesArticles 8 – 10
  3. Part ThreeProtection of the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the IndividualArticles 11 – 32
  4. Part FourCitizenshipArticles 33 – 44
  5. Part FiveRepresentation of the PeopleArticles 45 – 61
  6. Part SixLegislatureArticles 62 – 89
  7. Part SevenThe ExecutiveArticles 90 – 117
  8. Part EightJudiciaryArticles 118 – 146
  9. Part NineGeneral Principles of Devolved GovernanceArticles 147 – 148
  10. Part TenProvinces, Districts, Wards and Provincial AdministrationArticles 149 – 150
  11. Part ElevenLocal GovernmentArticles 151 – 164
  12. Part TwelveChieftaincy and House of ChiefsArticles 165 – 172
  13. Part ThirteenPublic ServiceArticles 173 – 186
  14. Part FourteenPension BenefitArticles 187 – 189
  15. Part FifteenDefence and National SecurityArticles 190 – 197
  16. Part SixteenPublic Finance and BudgetArticles 198 – 212
  17. Part SeventeenCentral BankArticles 213 – 215
  18. Part EighteenServices, Commissions and Other Independent OfficesArticles 216 – 252
  19. Part NineteenLand, Environment and Natural ResourcesArticles 253 – 257
  20. Part TwentyGeneral ProvisionsArticles 258 – 275

Official source: ZambiaLII / Laws.Africa β€” zambialii.org