Provided that a person who has once taken and subscribed to the said
oaths may enter upon the duties of any such office without again taking
and subscribing such oaths.
PART VII
DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
(As amended by Act No. 18 of 1996)
100. (1) There shall be an armed force to be known as the Zambia
Defence Force.
The Zambia
Defence Force
(2) The Zambia Defence Force shall be non-partisan, national in
character, patriotic, professional, disciplined, productive and
subordinate to the civilian authority as established under this
Constitution.
(3) Members of the Zambia Defence Force shall be citizens of Zambia
and of good character.
(4) A person shall not raise an armed force except in accordance with
this Constitution.
101.
The functions of the Zambia Defence Force shall be to-
(a)
preserve and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Zambia;
(b)
co-operate with the civilian authority in emergency situations
and in cases of natural disasters;
(c)
foster harmony and understanding between the Zambia Defence
Force and civilians; and
(d)
engage in productive activities for the development of Zambia.
Functions of
Defence Force
102. Parliament shall make laws regulating the Zambia Defence Force, Parliament to
regulate Defence
and in particular, providing for-
Force
(a)
the organs and structures of the Zambia Defence Force;
(b)
the recruitment of persons into the Zambia Defence Force from