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Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
(3) The emoluments of a person holding a public office, chief
and member of the House of Chiefs shall not be altered to the
disadvantage of that person during that person’s tenure of office.
(4) A person holding a public office shall not, while in office,
hold another office which pays emoluments.
Funding,
expenses and
emoluments
charge on
Consolidated
Fund
265. (1) A public office shall be adequately funded to enable
it to effectively perform its functions.
(2) The expenses of a State organ, State institution and public
office shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
(3) The emoluments payable under this Constitution or as
prescribed, shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
Definitions
266. In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires—
“ adult ” means a person who has attained, or is above, the
age of nineteen years;
“ Bill ” means a draft of a proposed law to be enacted by
Parliament;
“ Bill of Rights ” means the human rights and fundamental
freedoms set out in Part III, and includes their status,
application, interpretation, limitations, derogations, nonderogations and enforcement;
“ by-election ” means an election to fill a vacancy in the
office of a Member of Parliament or councillor;
“ candidate ” means a person contesting a presidential,
parliamentary or local government election;
“ chief ” means a person bestowed as chief and who derives
allegiance from the fact of birth or descent, in accordance
with the customs, traditions, usage or consent of the people
in a chiefdom;
“ child ” means a person who has attained, or is below, the
age of eighteen years;
“ circuit schedule ” means a table showing dates, districts,
time and place where a court is to sit and hear matters in
any period of twelve months;