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138.
(I) Where any person has vacated any
office established by this
Constitution he may, if qualified,
again be appointed or elected to hold
that office in accordance with the
provisions of this constitution.
(2) Where a power is conferred by this
Constitution upon any person to make
any appointment to any office, a
person may be appointed to that office
notwithstanding that some other person
may be holding that office, when that
other person is on leave of absence
pending the relinquishment of the
office: and where two or more persons
are holding the same office by reason
of an appointment made in pursuance of
this clause, then for purpose of any
function conferred upon the holder of
that office, the person last appointed
shall be deemed to be the sole holder
of the office.
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139.
(1) In this Constitution, unless the
context otherwise requires-
" Act of Parliament " means
a law enacted by Parliament;
" Article " means an Article
of this Constitution;
" Cl1ief " means a person
who is recognised by the President
under the provisions of the Chiefs Act
or any law amending or replacing
that Act as the Litunga of Western
Province, Paramount Chief, Senior
Chief, Chief or Sub-Chief or a person
who is appointed as Deputy Chief;
" clause " means a clause of
the Article in which the word
occurs;
" the Commonwealth "
includes any dependency of a country
which is a member of the Commonwealth;
" financial year " means the
period of twelve months ending or the
31st December in any year or on such
other day as may be prescribed by or
under an Act of Parliament:
Provided that by or under an Act of
Parliament prescribing a day other
than the 31st December as the terminal
day of the financial year the said
period of twelve months may be
extended or reduced for anyone
financial year for t.'1e purposes of
effecting such prescribed change;
" the Gazette " means the
official Gazette of the Government
of Zambia;
" High Court " means the
High Court established by this
Constitution;
" high judicial office "
means the office of a judge of a court
of
unlimited jurisdiction in civil and
criminal matter in some part of the
Commonwealth or in the Republic of
Ireland or the office of a court
having jurisdiction in appeals from
such a court;
" House " means the National
Assembly;
"meeting " means all
sittings of the National Assembly held
during a period beginning when the
National Assembly first sits after
being summoned at any time and
terminating when
the Assembly is adjourned sine die or
at the conclusion of a
session;
" oath " includes
affirmation;
" the oath of allegiance "
means such oath of allegiance as may
be prescribed by law;
" paragraph " means a
paragraph of the clause in which the
words occur.
" person " includes any
company or association or body of
persons, corporate or unincorporated;
" public office " means an
office of emolument in the public
office;
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