16. (1) Except as provided in this Article, property of any description Protection from
deprivation of
shall not be compulsorily taken possession of, and interest in or right
property
over property of any description shall not be compulsorily acquired,
unless by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament which provides
for payment of adequate compensation for the property or interest or
right to be taken possession of or acquired.
(2) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be
held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of clause (1) to the
extent that it is shown that such law provides for the taking possession or
acquisition of any property or interest therein or right thereover(a)
in satisfaction of any tax, rate or due;
(b)
by way of penalty for breach of any law, whether under civil
process or after conviction of an offence;
(c)
in execution of judgments or orders of courts;
(d)
upon the attempted removal of the property in question out of or
into Zambia in contravention of any law;
(e)
as an incident of contract including a lease, tenancy, mortgage,
charge, pledge or bill of sale or of a title deed to land;
(f)
for the purpose of its administration, care or custody on behalf of
and for the benefit of the person entitled to the beneficial interest
therein;
(g)
by way of the vesting of enemy property or for the purpose of the
administration of such property;
(h)
for the purpose of-
(i)
the administration of the property of a deceased person, a person
of unsound mind or a person who has not attained the age of
eighteen years, for the benefit of the persons entitled to the
beneficial interest therein;
(ii)
the administration of the property of a person adjudged bankrupt
or a body corporate in liquidation, for the benefit of the creditors
of such bankrupt or body corporate and, subject thereto, for the
benefit of other persons entitled to the beneficial interest in the