PART XIII
CHIEFS AND HOUSE OF CHIEFS
(As amended by Act No. 18 of 1996)
127. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Institution of The Institution of
Chief shall exist in any area of Zambia in accordance with the culture, Chief
customs and traditions or wishes and aspirations of the people to whom
it applies.
(2) In any community, where the issue of a Chief has not been resolved,
the issue shall be resolved by the community concerned using a method
prescribed by an Act of Parliament.
128.
The following concepts and principles shall apply to Chiefs:
(a)
the Institution of Chief shall be a corporation sole with perpetual
succession and with capacity to sue and be sued and to hold
assets or properties in trust for itself and the people concerned;
(b)
nothing in paragraph (a) shall be taken to prohibit a Chief from
holding any asset or property acquried in a personal capacity;
and
(c)
a traditional leader or cultural leader shall enjoy such privileges
and benefits as may be conferred by the Government and the
local government or as that leader may be entitled to under
culture, custom and tradition.
Concept and
principles relating
to Institution of
Chiefs
129. A person shall not, while remaining a Chief, join or participate in Chief not to be
partisan
partisan politics.
130. There shall be a House of Chiefs for the Republic which shall be House of Chiefs
an advisory body to the Government on traditional, customary and any
other matters referred to it by the President.
131. Notwithstanding Article 130, the House of Chiefs may(a)
consider and discuss any Bill dealing with, or touching on,
custom or tradition before it is introduced into the National
Assembly;
Functions of House
of Chiefs