Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) [No. 2 of 2016 4. (1) Zambia is a sovereign Republic under a constitutional form of governance. 11 Republic of Zambia (2) The Republic consists of the territory defined in an Act of Parliament. (3) The Republic is a unitary, indivisible, multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-party democratic State. (4) The Republic shall not be ceded in whole or in part. (5) The Republic may enter into a union or other form of interstate organisation, which action shall not be construed as ceding the Republic. 5. (1) Sovereign authority vests in the people of Zambia, which may be exercised directly or through elected or appointed representatives or institutions. Sovereign authority (2) Power that is not conferred by or under this Constitution on any State organ, State institution, State officer, Constitutional office holder or other institution or person is reserved for the people. (3) The people of Zambia shall exercise their reserved power through a referendum, as prescribed. 6. (1) The national symbols of the Republic are the— (a) National Flag; National symbols (b) National Anthem; (c) Coat of Arms; (d) Public Seal; and (e) National Motto. (2) The form, words, description and use of the national symbols shall be as prescribed. 7. The Laws of Zambia consist of— (a) this Constitution; (b) laws enacted by Parliament; (c) statutory instruments; (d) Zambian customary law which is consistent with this Constitution; and (e) the laws and statutes which apply or extend to Zambia, as prescribed. Laws of Zambia