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No. 2 of 2016]
Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
Performance
of functions
of AuditorGeneral
during
absence,
illness or
other cause
251. Where the Auditor-General is absent from Zambia or is
unable to perform the functions of office due to illness or other
cause, the President shall appoint a person qualified to perform the
functions of the Auditor-General until that appointment is revoked
or until the Auditor-General returns to office.
Tenure of
office of
AuditorGeneral
252. (1) Subject to this Article, the Auditor-General shall
retire from office on attaining the age of sixty years.
(2) The Auditor-General may retire, with full benefits, on
attaining the age of fifty-five years.
(3) The Auditor-General may be removed from office on the
same grounds and procedure as apply to a judge.
(4) The Auditor-General may resign from office by three
months’ notice, in writing, to the President.
PART XIX
LAND, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Land
Principles of
land policy
253. (1) Land shall be held, used and managed in accordance
with the following principles:
(a) equitable access to land and associated resources;
(b) security of tenure for lawful land holders;
(c) recognition of indigenous cultural rites;
(d) sustainable use of land;
(e) transparent, effective and efficient administration of land;
(f) effective and efficient settlement of land disputes;
(g) river frontages, islands, lakeshores and ecologically and
culturally sensitive areas—
(i) to be accessible to the public;
(ii) not to be leased, fenced or sold; and
(iii) to be maintained and used for conservation and
preservation activities;
(h) investments in land to also benefit local communities and
their economy; and
(i) plans for land use to be done in a consultative and
participatory manner.