Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
[No. 2 of 2016 105
“ citizen ” means a citizen of Zambia;
“ civil servant ” means a public officer appointed by the Civil
Service Commission;
“ civil society ” means a group of persons, who are not part
of the Government, who associate for the purpose of
advancing or protecting particular interests;
“ commission ” means a commission established under Part
XVIII of this Constitution;
“ constituency ” means an area into which Zambia is divided
for purposes of elections to the National Assembly;
“ Constitutional Court ” means the Constitutional Court
established in this Constitution;
“ Constitutional office ” means the office of the AttorneyGeneral, Solicitor-General, Director of Public Prosecutions,
Public Protector, Auditor-General, Secretary to the Cabinet,
Secretary to the Treasury and Permanent Secretary;
“ Constitutional office holder ” means a person holding or
acting in a Constitutional office;
“ council ” includes a city, municipal or town council;
“ council chairperson ” means a person elected chairperson
of a town council in accordance with Article 154;
“ councillor ” means a member of a council elected in
accordance with Article 153;
“ court ” means a court of competent jurisdiction established
by or under this Constitution;
“ Court of Appeal ” means the Court of Appeal established in
this Constitution;
“ devolution ” means a form of decentralisation where there
is a transfer of rights, functions and powers or an office
from the central government or State institution to a subnational authority or the bringing of a service that is provided
at central government level to, or opening of a branch of a
public office or institution at, a sub- national level, and the
word “devolved” shall be construed accordingly;