Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
[No. 2 of 2016
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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 2 of 2016
Date of Assent: 5th January, 2016
An Act to amend the Constitution of Zambia.
[ 5th January, 2016
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.
Enactment
1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution of Zambia
(Amendment) Act, 2016, and shall be read as one with the
Constitution of Zambia, in this Act referred to as the Constitution.
Short title
Cap. 1
2. The Constitution is amended by the repeal of the Preamble
and the substitution therefor of the following:
PREAMBLE
WE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA:
ACKNOWLEDGE the supremacy of God Almighty;
DECLARE the Republic a Christian Nation while upholding a
person’s right to freedom of conscience, belief or religion;
UPHOLD the human rights and fundamental freedoms of every
person;
COMMIT ourselves to upholding the principles of democracy and
good governance;
RESOLVE to ensure that our values relating to family, morality,
patriotism and justice are maintained and all functions of the State
are performed in our common interest;
CONFIRM the equal worth of women and men and their right to
freely participate in, determine and build a sustainable political, legal,
economic and social order;
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K220.00
Repeal and
replacement
of Preamble