Provided that the life of the National Assembly shall not be extended
under this clause for more than five years.
(9) If, after a dissolution of Parliament and before the holding of the
general elections, the President considers that, owing to the existence of
a state of war or of a state of emergency in Zambia or any part thereof, it
is necessary to recall Parliament, the President may summon the
Parliament that has been dissolved to meet and that Parliament shall be
deemed to be the Parliament for the time being, but the general election
of members of the National Assembly shall proceed and the Parliament
that has been recalled shall, if not sooner dissolved again, stand
dissolved on the day appointed for the nomination of candidates in that
general election.
89. The Speaker of the National Assembly, before assuming the duties Oaths to be taken
of his office, and every member of the National Assembly before taking by Speaker and
his seat therein, shall take and subscribe before the National Assembly members
to the oath of allegiance.
90. (1) There shall be an Investigator-General of the Republic who
shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Judicial
Service Commission and shall be the Chairman of the Commission for
Investigations.
(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as
Investigator-General(a)
or
unless he is qualified to be appointed a judge of the High Court;
(b)
if he holds the office of the President, Vice-President, Minister
or Deputy Minister, is a member of the National Assembly or is
a public officer.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person appointed
Investigator-General shall vacate his office on attaining the age of
sixty-five years:
Provided that the President may permit a person who has attained that
The InvestigatorGeneral