KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal Petitions Act, 2003
Act 4 of 2003
- Published in KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Gazette 32 on 31 August 2007
- Assented to on 5 December 2003
- Commenced on 31 August 2007 by KwaZulu-Natal Petitions Act, 2003: Commencement
- [This is the version of this document from 31 August 2007 and includes any amendments published up to 20 May 2024.]
1. Definitions
In this Act-“Cabinet” means the Executive Council of the province of KwaZulu-Natal as contemplated in section 132 of the Constitution;“Chairperson” means the chairperson of the Committee;“Committee” means the Private Members’ Legislative Proposals, Pensions and Petitions Standing Committee of Parliament;“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996);“Local Government” means the local sphere of government in the Province as contemplated in sections 151 and 155 of the Constitution;“Member” means a member of the Parliament of KwaZulu-Natal elected to a seat in terms of sections 105 and 106 of the Constitution;“Parliament” means the Provincial Legislature of KwaZulu-Natal as contemplated in section 104 of the Constitution;“Petition” means a complaint, request, representation or submission addressed by a petitioner to the Committee, and may take the form of-(a)a single petition, which is an individual submission from a single petitioner concerning a particular complaint or request;(b)a collective petition, which is a collection of signatures from a number of petitioners concerning a particular complaint or request;(c)a group petition, made up of individual or group submissions from a number of petitioners concerning the same or substantially similar complaints or requests; or(d)an association petition, which is an individual submission from an association, or an individual mandated by an association, concerning a particular complaint or request;“Petitioner” means a person who has addressed a petition to the Committee, and includes a natural or juristic person acting-(a)in his, her or its own interest;(b)in the interest of another person who, or body which, is not in a position to seek relief in his, her or its own name;(c)as a member of, or in the interest of, a group or class of persons; or(d)in the public interest, and includes an association acting in the interest of its members;“Province” means the province of KwaZulu-Natal established in terms of section 103 of the Constitution;"Secretary” means the Secretary of the Provincial Parliament of KwaZulu-Natal;“Speaker” means the Speaker of Parliament elected in terms of section 111 of the Constitution; and“Standing Rules” means the standing rules and orders made for the conduct of the business of the KwaZulu-Natal Parliament in terms of section 116 of the Constitution.2. General principles of the Act
3. Composition of Committee
The Committee consists of those Members as determined from time to time by the Standing Rules.4. Right to petition
5. Jurisdiction of Committee
6. Format of petition
A petition must be in the format set out in the First Schedule.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
The Secretary must provide administration support staff to the Committee to enable it to perform its functions and duties.16. Procedures relating to petitions
17. Content of Committee report
The Committee, in its report under section 13(8) (b), may recommend to the House that-18. Decision by the House
19. Consideration of a settled petition
A petition in respect of a matter on which a decision has been taken is not entitled to reconsideration by the Committee, unless that petition provides new facts or relevant evidence that justify a reconsideration of the matter.20. Witnesses
21. Offences
22. Penalties
A person convicted of an offence in terms of section 21 is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both a fine and imprisonment.23. Retention of books, documents or objects by the Committee
The Committee may retain, for a reasonable period after a meeting, a book, document or object that it has requested or subpoenaed a person to produce in terms of section 20(2)(a) or (b).24. Delegation of powers by Committee
25. Accountability to Parliament
26. Regulations
The Speaker, after consultation with the Committee, must make regulations required for carrying out the provisions of this Act.27. Short title and commencement
History of this document
31 August 2007 this version
05 December 2003
Assented to
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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KwaZulu-Natal Petitions Regulations, 2006. | Provincial Notice 331-A of 2007 |
Cited documents 1
Legislation 1
1. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 4487 citations |