Article 153 of the Constitution is amended— Amendment

Article 153 of the Constitution is amended— Amendment of Article (a) by the deletion of clause (2) and the substitution therefor 153 of the following: (2) A council shall consist of the following members: (a) persons elected in accordance with clause (1); (b) a Member of Parliament from each constituency within the district; (c) a mayor or council chairperson elected in accordance with Article 154; and (d) not more than three chiefs representing chiefs in the district, elected by the chiefs in the district; (b) in clause (3), by the deletion of words “clause (2) (b)” and the substitution therefor of the words “clause (2) (d ) ”; (c) in clause (4), by the deletion of the words “excluding councilors specified under clause (2) (b),” and the substitution therefor of the words “ in accordance with clause (1)”; and (d) by the insertion of the following new clause immediately after clause (6): 182 No. 13 of 2025] Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) (7) Notwithstanding clause (6), members of a council shall be deemed to have served until a day before the next general election.