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Provincial Government Act, No. 32 of 1961
[... Title amended by Act 1983_110_101_19830928 - was entitled "Republic of South Africa Constitutoni Act, No. 32 of 1961]
[... Title amended by Act 1983_110_101_19830928 - was entitled "Republic of South Africa Constitutoni Act, No. 32 of 1961]
Long title
To constitute the Republic of South Africa and to provide for matters incidental thereto
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| ... (... unlabeled text in the form of a preamble) | |
| PART I. THE REPUBLIC | |
| 1. | Republic of South Africa |
| 2. | Sovereignty and guidance of Almighty God acknowledged |
| 3. | Construction of pre-Republican laws |
| PART II. NATIONAL FLAG AND ANTHEM | |
| 4. | National Flag of Republic |
| 5. | Design of National Flag |
| 6. | National Anthem |
| PART III. THE STATE PRESIDENT | |
| 7. | The head of the State and his powers |
| 8. | Election of State President |
| 9. | Method of election |
| 10. | Tenure of office of State President |
| 11. | Acting State President |
| 12. | Oath of office by State President and Acting State President |
| 13. | Protection of dignity and reputation of State President and Acting State President |
| 14. | Salary of State President |
| 15. | Pension payable to State President and his widow |
| PART IV. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT | |
| 16. | Executive government vested in State President acting on advice of Executive Council |
| 17. | Executive Council |
| 18. | Seal of the Republic |
| 19. | Confirmation of executive acts of State President |
| 20. | Appointment of Ministers |
| 21. | Appointment and functions of Deputy Ministers |
| 22. | Power to appoint and discharge persons |
| 23. | Seat of Government |
| PART V. PARLIAMENT | |
| 24. | Legislative power |
| 25. | Sessions of Parliament |
| 26. | Annual session of Parliament |
| 27. | Seat of Legislature |
| Senate | |
| 28. | Constitution of the Senate |
| 29. | Nominated senators |
| 30. | Elected senators |
| 31. | Standing committees of Senate |
| 32. | Announcing of legislation intended to be introduced in Senate |
| 33. | Dissolution of the Senate and vacation of seats by nominated senators in certain circumstances |
| 34. | Qualifications of senators |
| 35. | President of the Senate |
| 36. | Deputy-President of the Senate |
| 37. | Resignation of senators |
| 38. | Quorum |
| 39. | Voting in the Senate |
| House of Assembly | |
| 40. | Constitution of House of Assembly |
| 41. | Elections |
| 42. | Delimitation of electoral divisions |
| 43. | Method of dividing provinces into electoral divisions |
| 44. | Powers and duties of commission for delimiting electoral divisions |
| 45. | Date from which alteration of electoral divisions takes effect |
| 46. | Qualifications of members of House of Assembly |
| 47. | Duration of House of |
| 48. | Speaker of the House of Assembly |
| 49. | Deputy-Speaker |
| 50. | Quorum |
| 51. | Voting in House of Assembly |
| Both Senate and House of Assembly | |
| 52. | Oath |
| 53. | Effect of dissolution of Senate or House of Assembly |
| 54. | Vacating of seats by members and powers of Ministers in Senate and House of Assembly |
| 55. | Disqualifications from being a member of Senate or House of Assembly |
| 56. | Vacation of seats |
| 57. | Penalty for sitting or voting when disqualified |
| 58. | Rues of procedure |
| Powers of Parliament | |
| 59. | Powers of Parliament |
| 60. | Money Bills |
| 61. | Appropriation Bills |
| 62. | Recommendation of money votes |
| 63. | Disagreement between Senate and House of Assembly |
| 64. | Assent to Bills |
| 65. | Signature and enrolment of Acts |
| PART VI. THE PROVINCES | |
| Administrators | |
| 66. | Appointment and tenure of office of provincial administrators |
| 67. | Salaries of administrators |
| Provincial Councils | |
| 68. | Constitution of provincial councils |
| 69. | Election of provincial councillors |
| 70. | Application of sections fifty-five to fifty-seven to provincial councillors |
| 71. | Tenure of office of provincial councillors |
| 72. | Sessions of provincial councils |
| 73. | Chairman of provincial council and rules of procedure |
| 74. | Allowances of provincial councillors |
| 75. | Freedom of speech in provincial councils |
| Executive Committees | |
| 76. | Provincial executive committees |
| 77. | Method of voting for provincial executive committees |
| 78. | Right of administrator etc., to take part in proceedings of provincial council |
| 79. | Powers of provincial executive committee |
| 80. | Transfer of powers to provincial executive committees |
| 81. | Voting in executive committees |
| 82. | Appointment of officers by executive committee |
| 83. | Power of administrator to act on behalf of State President |
| Powers of Provincial Councils | |
| 84. | Powers of provincial councils |
| 85. | Effect of provincial ordinances |
| 86. | Recommendations to Parliament |
| 87. | Power to deal with matters property to be dealt with my private Bill legislation |
| 88. | Constitution of Provincial Revenue Fund |
| 89. | Assent to provincial ordinances |
| 90. | Effect and enrolment of ordinances |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
| 91. | Audit of provincial accounts |
| 92. | Continuation of powers of divisional and municipal councils |
| 93. | Seats of provincial government |
| PART VII. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | |
| 94. | Contribution and Powers of Supreme Court of South Africa |
| 95. | Administrative functions relating to administration of justice |
| PART VIII. FINANCE AND RAILWAYS | |
| 96. | Existing debts and liabilities of the State |
| 97. | All revenues vest in State President |
| 98. | Consolidated Revenue Fund |
| 99. | Railways and Harbours Fund |
| 100. | Requirement for withdrawal of money from funds |
| 101 | Security for interest on public debts of Colonies |
| 102 | Railways and Harbour Board |
| 103 | Railways, ports and harbours to be administered on business principles |
| 104 | Establishment of fund for maintaining uniformity of railway rates |
| 105 | Construction of railways, ports and harbour works |
| 106 | Making good of deficiencies in Railway and Harbour Fund in certain cases |
| PART IX. GENERAL | |
| 107 | Continuation of existing laws |
| 108 | Equality of official languages |
| 109 | Equality of use of official languages by provincial councils and local authorities |
| 110 | Method of publication of notices, etc., in newspapers |
| 111 | Administration of Baste Affairs, etc. |
| 112 | Certain rights and obligations under conventions, etc., to vest in Republic |
| 113 | Transfer of certain executive powers |
| 114 | Petition by provincial councils necessary for alteration of provinces or for abolition of provincial councils |
| 115 | Affirmation in lieu of oath |
| 116 | Criminal proceedings and transition provisions |
| 117 | References in other laws to Houses of certain officers of Parliament |
| 118 | Amendment of Act |
| 119 | Definitions |
| 120 | Repeal of laws |
| 121 | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s120] |
| INDEX | ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS |
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| As unamended Act 1961_032_000_19610425 | EXT.LINK (LB Shelf) | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1962_028_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1963_047_000_19630524 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1965_061_000_19650526 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1966_037_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1966_058_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1967_009_000_19680313 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1968_079_000_19680705 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1969_037_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1969_101_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1973_062_000_19730627 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1974_033_000_19740828 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1975_066_000_19750723 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1976_060_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1976_065_000_19760514 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1977_030_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Proclamation GG19770000_00000_0000_0249_0000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1976_102_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1979_099_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1979_100_000_19790704 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1980_028_000_00000000 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1983_088_000_19830706 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1984_105_000_19850724 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As repealed by Act 1993_200_230_19940128 Sch . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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