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| South Africa WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS  |
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Western Cape: Constitution of the
Western
Cape, 1997 Act,
No.
1 of 1998**
Long title
[No long title]
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| CONTENTS | |
| PREAMBLE |
|
| CHAPTER
1. FOUNDING PROVISIONS |
|
| 1. | Province
of the Western Cape |
| 2. | Boundaries
of Province |
| 3. | Adoption,
status and interpretation of this Constitution |
| 4. | Application
of this Constitution |
| 5. | Languages |
| 6. | Provincial
symbols and honours |
| CHAPTER
2. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS |
|
| 7. | Co-operative
government |
| 8. | Participation
in National Council of Provinces |
| CHAPTER
3. PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT |
|
| 9. | Legislative
authority |
| 10. | Bills
to replace, amend or repeal this Constitution |
| 11. | Certification |
| 12. | Signing,
safekeeping, publication and commencement of provincial constitution |
| 13. | Composition |
| 14. | Election
of Provincial Parliament |
| 15. | Membership |
| 16. | Oath
or affirmation |
| 17. | Duration |
| 18. | Dissolution
of Provincial Parliament before its term expires |
| 19. | Seat
of Provincial Parliament, sittings and recess periods |
| 20. | Speaker |
| 21. | Quorum
and decisions |
| 22. | Permanent
delegates’ rights in Provincial Parliament |
| 23. | Powers
of Provincial Parliament |
| 24. | Leader
of the Opposition |
| 25. | Evidence
or information before Provincial Parliament |
| 26. | Privilege |
| 27. | Code
of Conduct |
| 28. | Public
access |
| 29. | Introduction
of Bills |
| 30. | Money Bills |
| 31. | Assent
to Bills |
| 32. | Application
by members to Constitutional Court |
| 33. | Publication
and commencement of provincial Acts |
| 34. | Safekeeping
of provincial Acts |
| CHAPTER
4. EXECUTIVE |
|
| 35. | Executive
authority |
| 36. | Assignment
of functions |
| 37. | Powers
and functions of Premier |
| 38. | Election
of Premier |
| 39. | Assumption
of office by Premier |
| 40. | Term
of office and removal of Premier |
| 41. | Acting
Premier |
| 42. | Provincial
Cabinet |
| 43. | Accountability
and responsibilities |
| 44. | Continuation
of Provincial Cabinet after elections |
| 45. | Oath or
affirmation |
| 46. | Conduct of
members of the
Provincial Cabinet |
| 47. | Transfer of
functions |
| 48. | Temporary
assignment of functions |
| 49. | Supervision of
local government |
| 50. | Executive
decisions |
| 51. | Motions of no
confidence |
| CHAPTER
5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
|
| 52. | Local
Government in Western Cape |
| 53. | Establishment
of municipalities |
| 54. | Monitoring of local government |
| CHAPTER
6. PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION |
|
| 55. | Provincial
public servants |
| 56. | Basic values
and principles
governing public administration in the Western Cape |
| CHAPTER
7. FINANCE |
|
| 57. | Sources of
provincial funding |
| 58. | Provincial
Revenue Fund |
| 59. | Taxes |
| 60. | Provincial
budget |
| 61. | Provincial
Treasury |
| 62. | Procurement |
| 63. | Loans |
| 64. | Guarantees |
| 65. | Asset register |
| CHAPTER
8. POLICE |
|
| 66. | Policing
functions of Western Cape
government |
| 67. | Powers of
Provincial Parliament |
| 68. | Executive
responsibility |
| 69. | Provincial commissioner of the police service |
| 70. | Cultural Councils |
| 71. | Establishment of and principles governing Commissioner for Environment |
| 72. | Powers and functions |
| 73. | Obligations of
provincial organs
of state |
| 74. | Reports by the
Commissioner |
| 75. | Appointment |
| 76. | Tenure |
| 77. | Removal and
suspension |
| 78. | Establishment
of and principles
governing Commissioner for Children |
| 79. | Powers and
duties |
| 80. | Appointment
and removal |
| CHAPTER
10. DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF PROVINCIAL POLICY |
|
| 81. | [No title
- Focus:
Directive principles of provincial policy] |
| 82. | Status of
directive principles of
provincial policy |
| CHAPTER
11. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
|
| 83. | Transitional
arrangements |
| 84. | Short title
and commencement |
| Sch. 1. | SCHEDULE 1.
OATHS AND SOLEMN
AFFIRMATIONS [iro
various sections] |
| Sch. 2. | SCHEDULE 2. ELECTION PROCEDURES [iro various sections] |
| Sch. 3. | SCHEDULE 3. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS [s83] |
| Annex | ANNEXURE A. [iro s42 and s43] |
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