Long title

To provide for the recognition of traditional communities; the recognition of traditional councils, the election and appointment of members of traditional councils, recognition of traditional leaders, their removal from office, their roles and functions, recognition of acting traditional leaders and regents; to provide for funds of traditional councils and management thereof; to provide for payment of allowances for travelling expenses of members of traditional councils; to provide for meetings of royal family and traditional councils; to provide for code of conduct; and for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	PREAMBLE
	CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1.	Definitions
2.	Interpretation and application
	CHAPTER 2. TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES AND TRADITIONAL COUNCILS
3.	Recognition of traditional communities
4.	Traditional Councils
5.	Term of office of members of traditional councils and oath of office
6.	Vacation of office and vacancies in traditional councils
7.	Rules and orders of traditional council and committees of traditional council
8.	Meetings of traditional councils
9.	Withdrawal of recognition of traditional communities and traditional councils
	CHAPTER 3. COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
10.	Partnerships between municipalities and traditional councils
11.	Support to traditional councils
	CHAPTER 4. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
12.	Recognition of senior traditional leader, headman or headwoman
13.	Relief of royal duties
14.	Recognition of regents
15.	Recognition of acting traditional leaders
16.	Appointment of deputy traditional leaders
17.	Meetings of royal family
	CHAPTER 5. ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
18.	Roles and functions of traditional leadership
19.	Admission of new individuals into existing traditional communities and removal of existing members from traditional communities
20.	Determination of boundaries of traditional communities
	CHAPTER 6. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
21.	Salaries and allowances
22.	Travelling and subsistence
23.	Code of conduct
	CHAPTER 7. FINANCIAL MATTERS
24.	Funds of traditional councils
25.	Levy of traditional council rate
26.	Opening of accounts for finances of traditional councils
27.	Accounting Officer for finances of traditional councils
28.	Quarterly financial reports
29	Keeping of records
30	Implementation of decisions of commission
31	Regulations
32	Delegation
33	Transitional arrangements
34	Repeal of laws and savings
35	Short title
Sch. 1.	SCHEDULE 1. REPEALED LAWS
Sch. 2.	SCHEDULE 2. CODE OF CONDUCT
Sch. 3.	SCHEDULE 3. OATH OF OFFICE

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