Long title

To provide for the recognition of traditional communities, to provide for the establishment and recognition of traditional councils; to provide for the functions of traditional councils; to provide for the recognition and functions of different levels of traditional leadership; to provide for financial management of the institution of traditional leadership; to provide for the establishment and functioning of the provincial house and local houses of traditional leaders; to provide for the functions of traditional leadership and partnerships with government; to provide for government support to traditional leadership; to provide for the accountability of the institution of traditional leadership; to provide for dispute resolution mechanisms in respect of traditional leadership; to provide for the delegation of certain powers and functions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	PREAMBLE
	ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
	CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1.	Definitions
	CHAPTER 2. TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES AND TRADITIONAL COUNCILS
2.	Recognition of traditional communities
3.	Merger or division of traditional communities
4.	ithdrawal of recognition of traditional communities.
5.	Establishment and recognition or traditional councils
6.	Term of office and filling of vacancies
7.	Functions of traditional councils
8.	Staffing of traditional councils
9.	Meetings of traditional councils
10.	Minutes of meetings
11.	Withdrawal of recognition of traditional councils
	CHAPTER 3. LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION OF TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
	Part 1. Traditional Leadership Positions
12. .	Recognition of traditional leadership positions
	Part 2. Senior traditional leaders, headmen and headwomen
13.	Recognition of a senior traditional leader
14.	Recognition of position of headmanship or headwomanship
15.	Recognition of headmen and headwomen
16.	Removal of senior traditional leader, headman or headwoman
	Part 3. General provisions regarding traditional leaders
17.	Recognition of regents
18.	Recognition of acting traditional leaders
19.	Appointment of deputy traditional leaders
20.	Removal of deputy traditional leaders
21.	Absence of traditional leader
	CHAPTER 4. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
22.	Salaries and allowances
23.	Travelling and subsistence
24.	Funds of traditional councils
25.	Opening of accounts for finances of traditional councils
26.	Accounting Officer for finances of traditional councils
27.	Auditing of books and accounts of traditional councils
28.	Keeping of records
	CHAPTER 5. HOUSES OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS
	Part 1. Provincial House of Traditional Leaders
29.	Establishment of Provincial House of Traditional Leaders
30.	Members of Provincial House
31.	Meetings of Provincial House
32.	Functions or Provincial House
33.	Election of Office Bearers of the Provincial House
34.	Qualification for membership of Provincial House
35.	Vacation of seats of Provincial House
36.	Status of members of the Provincial House
37.	Election of representatives to National House
	Part 2. Local Houses
38.	Establishment of Local Houses
39.	Qualification for membership of Local House
40.	Persons disqualified from being members of Local House
41.	Membership of Local House
42.	Seat and meetings of Local House
43.	Vacation of seats in Local House
44.	Functions of Local House
45.	Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of Local House
	Part 3. General Provisions Relating to Houses
46.	Rules and orders or Houses
47.	Quorum
48.	Requisite majority
49.	Moneys payable to members
50.	Powers, privileges and immunities of members of Houses and benefits of members
51.	Administration and accountability of the Provincial House
	CHAPTER 6. FUNCTIONS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
52.	Functions of traditional leadership
53.	Guiding principles for allocation of functions to senior traditional leaders and traditional councils by organs of state
54.	Functions of traditional leaders
55.	Functions of headmen and headwomen
	CHAPTER 7. PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION AND COOPERATIVE GOVERNMENT
56.	Establishment of structures
57.	Co-operation between traditional councils and municipalities and traditional councils and Provincial Government Departments
58.	Relationship between Provincial House and traditional councils
59.	Relationship between Provincial House and Provincial Legislature
60.	Relationship between Provincial House and Executive Council
	CHAPTER 8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
	Part 1. Decisions of the Commission on Traditional Leadership disputes and claims established in terms of section 22 of the Framework Act
61.	Implementation of Decisions of the National Commission
	Part 2. Inquiry into traditional leadership disputes, claims and other matters related to traditional affairs
62.	Appointment and work of persons appointed to conduct the inquiry
63.	Misconduct
	Part 3. Dispute resolution
64.	Dispute resolution
	CHAPTER 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS
65.	Support
66.	National and Provincial Codes of conduct
67.	Compliance
68.	Performance Management
69.	Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment
70.	Tabling of Annual Report by MEC
71.	Oath of office
72.	Regulatory powers
73.	Delegation of powers, assignments, powers of attorney agency and service delivery agreements
74.	Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Premier
75.	Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by the MEC
76.	Delegation of powers by the Head of Department
77.	Offences and penalties
78.	Short title and Commencement
Sch. 1.	SCHEDULE 1. THE NATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE PROVINCIAL CODE OF CONDUCT
	Part A. The National Code of Conduct
	Part B. The Gauteng Provincial Code of Conduct
Sch. 2.	SCHEDULE 2. [sic - no title]

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