110 No. 2 of 2016] Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) “ public officer ” means a person holding or acting in a public office, but does not include a State officer, councillor, a Constitutional office holder, a judge and a judicial officer; “ public service ” means service in the Civil Service, the Teaching Service, Defence Force and National Security Service, the Zambia Correctional Service, the Zambia Police Service, Emoluments Commission, State Audit Commission, Lands Commission, Electoral Commission, Human Rights Commission, Gender Equity and Equality Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission, Drug Enforcement Commission, the Anti-Financial and Economic Crimes Commission, the Police and Public Complaints Commission, and service as a constitutional office holder, service in other offices, as prescribed; “ rights and freedoms ” means the human rights and fundamental freedoms provided for in the Bill of Rights; “ Republic ” means the Republic of Zambia; “ returning officer ” means a person who is a returning officer for a parliamentary or local authority election and “Returning Officer” means the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission in a presidential election; “ running mate ” means a person who is selected by a presidential candidate to stand with the presidential candidate in a presidential election so that the person becomes the Vice-President if that presidential candidate is elected as President; “ Second Deputy Speaker ” means the person elected as Second Deputy Speaker in accordance with Article 82 (5); “ Service Commission ” means a commission established under Articles 218, 220, 222, 224, 225, 226, and 228; “ session ” means a period not exceeding twelve months, within the term of the National Assembly, of sittings of the National Assembly, which commence on the first day of sitting after a general election or prorogation of Parliament and ends with a prorogation or dissolution of Parliament;