Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
[No. 2 of 2016
“ function ” includes powers and duties;
“ gender ” means female or male and the role individuals play
in society as a result of their sex and status;
“ general election ” means Presidential, National Assembly
and local government elections when held on the same
day;
“ gross misconduct ” means—
(a) behaviour which brings a public office into disrepute,
ridicule or contempt;
(b) behaviour that is prejudicial or inimical to the economy
or the security of the State;
(c) an act of corruption; or
(d) using or lending the prestige of an office to advance
the private interests of that person, members of
that person’s family or another person;
“ health practitioner ” means a person registered as a health
practitioner as prescribed;
“ High Court ” means the High Court established in this
Constitution;
“ individual ” means a natural person;
“ judge ” means a person appointed as a judge of a superior
court;
“ judgment ” includes a decision, an order or decree of a
court or an authority, as prescribed;
“ judicial authority ” means the power and right to perform
judicial functions;
“ judicial function ” means the functions of the Judiciary set
out in this Constitution;
“ judicial officer ” includes a magistrate, local court magistrate,
registrar and such officers as prescribed;
“ legislative authority ” means the power and right to perform
legislative functions;
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