kz_2003_004 Overview - KwaZulu-Natal Petitions Act, No. 4 of 2003

KwaZulu-Natal Petitions Act, No. 4 of 2003

Long title

To provide for the right to submit a petition to the Parliament of KwaZulu-Natal; to establish the procedure to be followed in submitting a petition to Parliament; to provide for the functions of the Private Members’ Legislative Proposals, Pensions and Petitions Standing Committee of Parliament; to lay down the general principles and procedure for public participation in the process of government in the Province; and to provide for incidental matters.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
1.	Definitions
2.	General Principles of the Act
3.	Composition of Committee
4.	Right to petition
5.	Jurisdiction of Committee
6.	Format of Petition
7.	Content of Petition and Relief Sought
8.	Signing of Petitions
9.	Language of Petitions
10.	Approval by the Speaker or Committee for Tabling
11.	Tabling
12.	Oral Submissions
13.	Powers and Functions of the Committee
14.	Sitting of the Committee
15.	Administrative Support Service
16.	Procedures relating to Petitions
17.	Content of Committee Report
18.	Decision by the House
19.	Consideration of a Settled Petition
20.	Witnesses
21.	Offences
22.	Penalties
23.	Retention of books, documents or objects by the Committee
24.	Delegation of powers by Committee
25.	Accountability to Parliament
26.	Regulations
27.	Short title and commencement
Sch.	FIRST SCHEDULE. FOR OF PETITION PRESCRIBED BY THE STANDING RULES AND THE ORDERS FO THE KWAZULU-NATAL PARLIAMENT [s6]

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