Statutory instruments

Statutory instruments (1) Article 62 or 63 shall not prevent Parliament from conferring on a person or authority power to make statutory instruments. (2) A statutory instrument shall be published in the Gazette— (a) not later than twenty-eight days after it is made; or (b) in the case of a statutory instrument which will not have the force of law unless it is approved by a person or an authority, other than a person or an authority by which it was made, not later than twenty-eight days after it is so approved; and if the statutory instrument is not so published, it is void from the date on which it was made. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 33 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia (3) A person may challenge a statutory instrument, for its constitutionality, within fourteen days of the publication of the statutory instrument in the Gazette. (4) Where the Constitutional Court considers that a challenge of a statutory instrument is frivolous or vexatious, the Constitutional Court shall dismiss the action. (5) Where the Constitutional Court decides that a provision of a statutory instrument is inconsistent with a provision of this Constitution, that statutory instrument is void from the date on which it was made. (6) A Member of Parliament who intends to challenge a statutory instrument, on its constitutionality, shall follow the procedure laid down in the Standing Orders of the National Assembly. Elections to National Assembly and Members of Parliament