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Guidelines on the Participation of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders in Municipal Councils
Provincial Notice 7 of 2023
- Published in Free State Provincial Gazette 21 on 9 June 2023
- Commenced on 9 June 2023
- [This is the version of this document from 9 June 2023 and includes any amendments published up to 25 October 2024.]
1. Definitions
In these Guidelines—2. Objective of Guidelines
The purpose of these Guidelines is to—3. Application of Guidelines
These Guidelines apply to all—4. Enabling provisions
These Guidelines are informed by section 81 of the Structures Act as amended, which provide for the participation of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders in Municipal Councils and the manner of election of the Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders who are to participate in the Municipal Councils.5. Status of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders participation in Municipal Councils
6. Roles of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders
Traditional or Khoi-San leaders participating in Municipal Council have the following functions:7. Roles of municipality
8. Relationship between Municipal Council and Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders
9. Accountability of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders participating in municipalities
10. Monitoring and evaluation of the framework/guidelines
The Department must, on an ongoing basis, monitor and evaluate the participation of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders in a Municipal Council and may implement such recommendations as maybe necessary to give effect to the provisions of the Structures Act and these Guidelines.11. Review of the framework/guideline
These Guidelines must regularly be reviewed to determine their effectiveness and appropriateness, as well as to be responsive to new challenges and circumstances as and when need arises.12. Short title and implementation date of the Guidelines
These Guidelines are called the Guidelines on the Participation of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders in Municipal Councils, 2023 and take effect from the date of publication in the Provincial Gazette.History of this document
09 June 2023 this version
Cited documents 5
Act 5
1. | Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 | 4528 citations |
2. | Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 | 4395 citations |
3. | Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 | 1740 citations |
4. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 601 citations |
5. | Traditional and Khoi-san Leadership Act, 2019 | 24 citations |