(a)
not less than thirty days before the first reading of the bill in the
National Assembly the text of the bill is published in the
Gazette; and
(b)
the bill is supported on second and third readings by the votes of
not less than two thirds of all members of the Assembly.
(3) A bill for the alteration of Part III of this Constitution or of this
Article shall not be passed unless before the first reading of the bill in
the National Assembly it has been put to a National referendum with or
without amendment by not less than fifty per cent of persons entitled to
be registered as voters for the purposes of Presidential and
parliamentary elections.
(4) Any referendum conducted for the purposes of clause (3) shall be so
conducted and supervised in such manner as may be prescribed by or
under an Act of Parliament.
(5) In this Article(a)
references to this Constitution or the Constitution of Zambia
Act, include reference to any law that amends or replaces any of
the provisions of this Constitution or that Act; and
(b)
references to the alteration of this Constitution or the
Constitution of Zambia Act or of any Part or Article include
references to the amendment, modification or re-enactment with
or without amendment or modification, of any provision for the
time being contained in this Constitution, that Act, Part or
Article, the suspension or repeal of any such provision and the
making of different provision in lieu of such provision, and the
addition of new provisions, to this Constitution, that Act, Part or
Article.
(6) Nothing in this Article shall be so construed as to require the
publication of any amendment to any such bill as is referred to in the
clause (2) proposed to be moved in the National Assembly.
(7) A law made by Parliament shall not come into operation until it has