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No. 2 of 2016]
Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
(2) A Money Bill means a Bill that provides for, among other
matters—
(a) the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration or regulation
of taxes;
(b) the imposition of charges on the Consolidated Fund or
any other public fund, or the variation or repeal of any
of those charges;
(c) the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment, issue or
audit of accounts of public monies;
(d) the grant of public money to a person or authority or the
variation or revocation of such grant;
(e) the raising or guaranteeing of a loan or the repayment of
it; or
(f) matters incidental to matters specified in this clause.
(3) A Bill that confers emoluments on State officers or
Constitutional office holders shall only be introduced in the National
Assembly if the emoluments are recommended by the Emoluments
Commission.
Presidential
assent and
referral
66. (1) Where a Bill is presented to the President for assent,
the President shall, within twenty-one days after receipt of the
Bill—
(a) assent to the Bill; or
(b) refer the Bill to the National Assembly for reconsideration,
indicating any reservation that the President has
concerning the Bill.
(2) Where the President refers the Bill to the National Assembly
for reconsideration, in accordance with clause (1) (b), the National
Assembly may—
(a) amend the Bill taking into account the President’s
reservation; or
(b) pass the Bill, without amendment, by a vote supported by
at least two-thirds of the Members of Parliament.