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place in which the ship or aircraft was registered or in that country, as the case may be. (2) Any reference in this Part to the national status of the parent of a person at the time of the birth of that person shall, in relation to a person born after the death of his parent, be construed as a reference to the national status of the parent at the time of the parent's death. (3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a person born in Zambia before the 1st April, 1986, whose father was an established resident shall continue to enjoy the rights and privileges, under, and remain subject to, the law prevailing immediately before that date. PART III PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL 11. It is recognised and declared that every person in Zambia has been Fundamental rights and shall continue to be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex or marital status, but subject to the limitations contained in this Part, to each and all of the following, namely: (a) life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law; (b) freedom of conscience, expression, assembly, movement and association; (c) protection of young persons from exploitation; (d) protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation; and the provisions of this Part shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to those rights and freedoms subject to such limitations of that protection as are contained in this Part, being limitations designed to ensure that the enjoyment of the said rights and freedoms by any individual does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. 12. (1) A person shall not be deprived of his life intentionally except in Protection of right to life execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence under the law in force in Zambia of which he has been convicted.

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