The Service Commissions (Amendment) Act 2014

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Service Commissions (Amendment) [No. 2 of 2014 3

GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA

ACT
No. 2 of 2014

Date of Assent: 21st March, 2014 

An Act to amend the Service Commissions Act.

[24th March, 2014
ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia

1. This Act may be cited as the Service Commissions (Amendment) Act, 2014, and shall be read as one with the Service Commissions Act in this Act referred to as the principal Act.

the Service Commissions (Amendment) Act, 2014, and shall be read as one with the Service Commissions Act in this Act referred to as the principal Act.

2. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section three and the substitution therefor of the following:
(1) The Judicial Service Commission established by the Constitution shall be composed of—
    (a) the Chairperson, appointed by the President who shall be a person who holds or qualifies to hold high judicial office;
    (b) a judge nominated by the Chief Justice;
    (c) the Attorney General, with the Solicitor-General as the alternate;
    (d) a representative of the division responsible for public service management nominated by the Secretary to the Cabinet;
    (e) a magistrate nominated by the Chief Justice;
    (f) a member of the National Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the National Assembly;
    (g) a representative of the Law Association of Zambia, nominated by that Association and appointed by the President.

Short title
Cap. 259
Enactment

Repeal and replacement of section 3
Cap. 1

Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer.
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price Kl.500 each

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obtained from the Government Printer.
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price Kl.500 each

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(h) the Dean of a Law School of a public higher education 
          institution nominated by the Minister responsible 
          for justice; and
     
     (i) one member appointed by the President.

     (2) The Vice-Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected 
     by the members from amongst themselves, except that the members 
     referred to in paragraphs (b), (c) and (e) of subsection (1) shall not 
     be appointed or elected as Vice-Chairperson.

     (3) A person shall be qualified for appointment under paragraph 
     (i) of subsection (1) if that person holds or has held high judicial 
     office, and a person appointed under that paragraph or paragraph 
     (h) of subsection (1)—

          (a) shall, subject to paragraph (b), vacate office at the 
               expiration of three years from the date of appointment; 
               and
          
          (b) may be removed from office by the President, but shall 
               not be so removed except for inability to discharge the 
               functions of office, whether arising from infirmity of 
               body or mind, or for misbehaviour.