"existing law" means all law, whether a rule of law or a provision of an
Act of Parliament or of any other enactment or instrument whatsoever
(including any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or Order of
Her Majesty in Council), having effect as part of the law of Zambia or
part thereof immediately before the commencement of this Act, and
includes any Act of Parliament or statutory instrument made before such
commencement and coming into force on such commencement or
thereafter.
(2) Except where the context requires, words and expressions used in
this Act have the same meaning as in the Constitution.
3.
Has had its effect.
4.
Has had its effect.
5. The Constitution may be printed and published by the Government Printing and
publication of the
Printer separately from this Act, and the production of a copy of the
Constitution purporting to be so printed shall be prima facie in all courts Constitution
and for all purposes whatsoever of the Constitution as its provisions.
6. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, and so far as they are Existing laws
not inconsistent with the Constitution, the existing laws shall continue in
force after the commencement of this Act as if they had been made in
pursuance of the Constitution, but shall be construed with such
modifications, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be
necessary to bring them into conformity with the Constitution.
(2) The President may, by statutory instrument at any time within two
years of the commencement of this Act, make such amendment to any
existing law as may appear to him to be necessary or expedient for
bringing that law into conformity with the provisions of this Act or the
Constitution as amended or otherwise for giving effect or enabling
effect to be given to those provisions.
(3) Where any matter that falls to be prescribed or otherwise provided
for under the Constitution by Parliament or by any other authority or
person is prescribed or provided for by or under any existing law,
including any amendment to any such law made under this section, or is