Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
[No. 2 of 2016 49
109. (1) If the President leaves Zambia or is absent from
office, the Vice-President shall perform the executive functions
specified, in writing, by the President until the President returns to
office or revokes the authority.
Performance
of executive
functions
during
absence of
President
(2) Where the Vice-President is incapable of performing the
executive functions, as specified under clause (1), the President
shall appoint a member of the Cabinet to perform the executive
functions until the—
(a) Vice-President is able to perform those functions;
(b) President returns to office; or
(c) President revokes the authority.
(3) Where the President is unable to appoint a member of
Cabinet to perform the executive functions, in accordance with
clause (2), Cabinet may elect one of its members to perform the
executive functions until the—
(a) Vice-President is able to perform those functions;
(b) President returns to office; or
(c) President revokes the authority.
Vice-President
110. (1) There shall be a Vice-President for the Republic who
shall be the running mate to a presidential candidate in a presidential
election.
(2) The qualifications and disqualifications applying to a
presidential candidate apply to the person selected by the presidential
candidate to be the running mate.
(3) An election to the office of Vice-President shall be
conducted at the same time as that of an election to the office of
President so that a vote cast for a presidential candidate is a vote
cast for the running mate, and if the presidential candidate is elected,
the running mate shall be considered to have been elected.
(4) A Vice-President-elect shall be sworn into office by the
Chief Justice or, in the absence of the Chief Justice, the Deputy
Chief Justice.
(5) The Vice-President shall assume office on the same day
that the President assumes office.
VicePresident,
election to
office and
swearing in