power of Parliament shall be exercised by Bills passed by the National
Assembly and assented to by the President.
legislative power of
Parliament
(2) A Bill (other than such a Bill as is mentioned in clause 8 of Article
27) shall not be presented to the President until after the expiration of
three days from the third reading of the Bill by the National Assembly,
and where a Bill is referred to a tribunal in accordance with Article 27,
that Bill shall not be presented to the President for assent until the
tribunal has reported on the Bill or the time for making a report has
expired, whichever is the earlier.
(3) Where a Bill is presented to the President for assent, he shall either
assent or withhold his assent.
(4) Subject to clause (5), where the President withholds his assent to a
Bill, the President may return the Bill to the National Assembly with a
message requesting that the National Assembly reconsiders the Bill or
any specified provision thereof and, in particular, any such amendments
as he may recommend in his message, and when a Bill is so returned, the
National Assembly shall reconsider the Bill accordingly, and if the Bill
is passed by the National Assembly on a vote of not less than two thirds
of all the members of the National Assembly, with or without
amendment, and presented to the President for assent, the President shall
assent to the Bill within twenty-one days of its presentation, unless he
sooner dissolves Parliament.
(5) Notwithstanding clause (4), where the President withholds his
assent to a Bill, the Bill shall not again be presented for assent.
(6) Where a Bill that has been duly passed is assented to in accordance
with the provisions of this Constitution it shall become law and the
President shall thereupon cause it to be published in the Gazette as a
law.
79. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, Parliament may alter
this Constitution or the Constitution of Zambia Act.
(2) Subject to clause (3) a bill for the alteration of this Constitution or
the Constitution of Zambia Act shall not be passed unless-
Alteration of
Constitution