Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) [No. 2 of 2016 73 (h) proactively providing the public with timely, accessible and accurate information; (i) merit as the basis of appointment and promotion; (j) adequate and equal opportunities for appointments, training and advancement of members of both gender and members of all ethnic groups; and (k) representation of persons with disabilities in the composition of the public service at all levels. (2) The values and principles specified in clause (1) apply to service— (a) at national, provincial and local government levels; and (b) to all State organs and State institutions. (3) A public officer shall not be— (a) victimised or discriminated against for having performed functions in good faith in accordance with this Constitution or other law; or (b) removed from office, reduced in rank or otherwise punished without just cause and due process. Constituting Offices for Public Service 174. (1) Subject to the recommendations of the relevant Service Commission, the power to constitute offices for the public service and to abolish those offices vests in the President. Constituting offices for public service (2) The President shall not abolish an office in the public service while there is a substantive holder of the office. (3) The President may, by statutory instrument, declare that an office constituted by the President shall not be an office in the public service. (4) Appointment to an office declared by the President not to be an office in the public service shall be made by the President. 175. For the purposes of this Constitution, a person shall not be considered as holding an office in the public service by reason only that the person is in receipt of emoluments in respect of service under or for the Government. Holding of office in public service