96 No. 2 of 2016] Qualifications of members of commissions Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) 240. A person qualifies to be appointed as a member of a commission if that person— (a) is a citizen; (b) is permanently resident in Zambia; (c) has not, in the immediate preceding five years, served a term of imprisonment of at least three years; (d) declares that person’s assets and liabilities, as prescribed; (e) has paid that person’s taxes or has made arrangements satisfactory to the appropriate tax authority for the payment of the taxes; (f) does not have a mental or physical disability that would make the person incapable of performing the functions of office; (g) is not serving a sentence of imprisonment for an offence under a law; and (h) has other qualifications, as prescribed. General powers of commissions 241. A commission— (a) shall appoint its staff; (b) may refer matters within its mandate to appropriate State organs or State institutions for action; (c) may initiate its own investigations and receive complaints from a person on matters within its mandate; (d) shall take measures to ensure that State institutions and other persons comply with its decisions; and (e) shall submit annual reports to the National Assembly on its accounts and activities as prescribed. Legislation on commissions 242. The functions, composition, appointment of members, tenure of office of members, processes and procedures, operations, administration, structures, finances and financial management of a commission shall be prescribed. Other Independent Offices Public Protector Public Protector 243. (1) There shall be a Public Protector who shall be appointed by the President, on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, subject to ratification by the National Assembly.