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Limpopo Petitions Act, 2003
Act 4 of 2003
- Published in Limpopo Provincial Gazette 1076 on 4 February 2005
- Assented to on 15 December 2004
- Commenced on 4 February 2005
- [This is the version of this document from 4 February 2005 and includes any amendments published up to 14 June 2024.]
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise -"Chairperson" means the chairperson of the Committee;"Committee" means the relevant Committee of the Provincial Legislature established in terms of Section 3, assigned to deal with petitions;"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996);"Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the Province as contemplated in section 132 of the Constitution;"Legislature" means the Legislature of the Province as contemplated in Section 104 of the Constitution;"Local Government" means the local sphere of government in the Province as contemplated in Section 151 and 155 of the Constitution;"Member" means a member of the Legislature elected to a seat in the Legislature in terms of Sections 105 and 106 of the Constitution;"Petition" means either a complaint, a request, a representation or a 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; or(b)a collective petition, which is a collection of signatures from a number of petitioners concerning a particular complaint or request; or(c)a multiple or group or mass 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 -(a)acting in his or her or its own interest;(b)acting in the interest of another person who is not in a position to seek relief in his or her or its own name;(c)acting as a member of or in the interest of a group or class of persons; or(d)acting in the public interest;(e)of an association, acting in the interest of members of that association;"Secretary" means the person appointed in terms of Section 12(1)(a) of the Northern Province Legislature Service Act, 1997 (Act No.3 of 1997);"Speaker" means the Speaker of the Provincial Legislature elected in terms of section 111 of the Constitution;"Standing Rules" means the standing rules, regulations or orders made in terms of Section 116 of the Constitution for the conduct of the business of the Provincial Legislature; and"State Institutions" means state institutions supporting constitutional democracy as established by section 181 of the Constitution.2. General principles of Act
3. Establishment of Committee
A Committee consisting of members of the Legislature, as determined from time to time by the Standing Rules of the Legislature, is hereby established.4. Right to petition
5. Jurisdiction of Committee
6. Form of petition
7. Consideration of settled petition
A petition in respect of a matter on which a decision has been taken, is not to be considered by the Committee, unless that petition provides new facts or relevant evidence that justify a reconsideration of the matter.8. Powers and functions of Committee
9. Sittings of Committee
10. Witnesses
11. Offences
12. Penalties
A person convicted of an offence in terms of section 11, is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.13. Retention of books, documents or objects by Committee
The Committee may retain, for a reasonable period after a sitting, a book, document or object that it has requested or subpoenaed a person to produce in terms of section 10 and issue a receipt in respect of such material.14. Delegation of powers by Committee
15. Accountability to Legislature
16. Administrative support service
The Secretary must provide administrative support to the Committee, to enable it to perform its functions and duties.17. Procedures relating to petitions
18. Standing Rules
The Speaker may make Standing Rules required for carrying out the provisions of this Act.19. Short title and commencement
This Act is called the Limpopo Petitions Act, 2003 and comes into operation upon publication in the Provincial Gazette.History of this document
04 February 2005 this version
15 December 2004
Assented to
Cited documents 1
Legislation 1
1. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 4578 citations |