an election to the office of Speaker, at any time when the office of
Speaker is vacant.
70. (1) There shall be a Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly who Deputy Speaker
shall be elected by the members of the Assembly from among the
members of the Assembly.
(2) The members of the National Assembly shall elect a person to the
office of Deputy Speaker when the Assembly first sits after any
dissolution of the National Assembly and, if the office becomes vacant
otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of the National Assembly, at
the first sitting of the Assembly after the office becomes vacant.
(3) The Deputy Speaker shall vacate his office(a)
if he ceases to be a member of the National Assembly;
(b)
if he assumes the office of President or becomes the
Vice-President, a Minister, a Deputy Minister or holds or acts in
any office prescribed in that behalf by or under an Act of
Parliament; or
(c)
if the National Assembly resolves that he should be removed
from office.
71. (1) Every member of the National Assembly, with the exception of Tenure of office of
the Speaker, shall vacate his seat in the Assembly upon a dissolution of members of
National Assembly
the National Assembly.
(2) A member of the National Assembly shall vacate his seat in the
Assembly(a)
if he ceases to be a citizen of Zambia;
(b)
if he acts contrary to the code of conduct prescribed by an Act of
Parliament;
(c)
in the case of an elected member, if he becomes a member of a
political party other than the party of which he was an authorised