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KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, No. 5 of 2005

Long title

To provide for the recognition of traditional communities; to provide for the establishment and recognition of traditional councils; to provide for the recognition of traditional leaders, and for their rules and functions; to provide for the recognition of Isilo as the Monarch of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal; to provide for the removal of a traditional leader from office; to provide for Houses of Traditional Leaders; to provide for a Code of Conduct for traditional leaders; to provide for the repeal of certain laws; and to provide for incidental matters.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PREAMBLE
CHAPTER. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1. Definitions, interpretation and applications
CHAPTER 2. TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES AND TRADITIONAL COUNCILS
2. Recognition of traditional communities
2A. Recognition of traditional sub-communities [...inserted by Act kz_2007_009_002_20080211]
3. Traditional communities and constitutional principles
4. Admission of new individuals into existing traditional communities
5. Withdrawal of recognition of traditional communities
6. Establishment and recognition of traditional councils
7. Term of office and filling of vacancies
8. Functions of traditional councils
9. Administration of justice
10. Partnership between traditional councils and municipalities
11. Support to traditional councils
12. Staffing of traditional councils
13. Meetings of traditional councils
14. Minutes of meetings
15. Subsistence and travelling allowances for members of traditional councils
CHAPTER 3. LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION OF TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
16. Recognition of traditional leadership positions
17. Recognition of Isilo as Monarch
18. Roles and duties of Isilo as Monarch
19. Recognition of an Inkosi
19A. Preparation of testamentary succession document by Inkosi  [...inserted by Act kz_2007_009_004_20080211]
20. Roles and functions of Amakhosi
21. Removal of traditional leader
22. Power of Executive Council to summon traditional leaders
23. Inquiry into misconduct
24. Suspension of traditional leader
25. Absence of traditional leader
26. Designated person
27. Izinduna
28. Support of traditional structures
29. Iziphakanyiswa
30. Ibambabukhosi
CHAPTER 4. HOUSES OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS
31. Traditional leadership structures
32. Establishment of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial House of Traditional Leaders
33. Composition and term of office of Provincial House
34. Roles and functions of Provincial House
35. Meetings of Provincial House
36. Establishment of Local Houses of Traditional Leaders
37. Composition of Local Houses
38. Meetings of Local Houses
39. Roles and functions of Local Houses
40. Referral of legislation
CHAPTER 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS
41. General duties
42. Code of conduct
43. Oath of office
44. Regulatory powers
45. Act binds State
46. Juristic personality
47. Assets, liabilities and resources
48. Delegations [...Title amended by Act kz_2007_009_006_20080211 - was entitled "Delegation of powers, assignments, agency and service delivery agreements"]
49. Dispute resolution
50. Cross-boundary arrangements
51. Offences and penalties
52. Transitional arrangements
53. Repeal of laws
54. Short title
Sch. 1 SCH. 1. SCHEDULE 1. CODE OF CONDUCT (SECTION 42)
Sch. 2. SCH. 2. SCHEDULE 2. OATH OF OFFICE (SECTIN 43)
Sch. 3. SCH. 3. SCHEDULE 3. REPEAL OF LAWS (SECTION 53)

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