Eastern Cape
South Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2017
Regulations on the Election of Members of the Eastern Cape Houses of Traditional Leaders, 2017
Provincial Notice 174 of 2017
- Published in Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette 3905 on 29 August 2017
- Commenced on 29 August 2017
- [This is the version of this document from 29 August 2017 and includes any amendments published up to 6 May 2024.]
1. Definitions
In these regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017) shall have the same meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates-“administrative area” means an area of jurisdiction under the authority of headmanship or headwomanship and within the jurisdictional area of a senior traditional leader in accordance with customary law;“area of jurisdiction” means the area of jurisdiction defined for a local municipality, district or metropolitan municipality in accordance with the applicable legislation;"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;“counting officer” means a person designated to count and announce the results of the election of members of a house of traditional leaders;“Department" means the department responsible for cooperative governance and traditional affairs in the Province;"electoral college” means a college of the group of candidates selected or elected by various traditional councils through community meetings (imbizos) for the purpose of electing members of local houses in the Province;“Framework Act” means the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003), as amended;"local house” means a local house established in terms of section 48 of the Act;"MEC” means the member of the Executive Council responsible for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Province;"members” means members of traditional councils, local houses and the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders;“presiding officer" means a person designated to preside over the meeting either of a traditional community, electoral college, local house or the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders;“Province” means the Province of the Eastern Cape established by section 103 of the Constitution;“Provincial Gazette" means the Provincial Gazette of the Province;“Provincial House" means the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders contemplated in section 66 of the Act;"secretary" means an official responsible for administration of a traditional council;“the Act” means the Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017);“traditional community" means a traditional community recognised as such in terms of section 4 of the Act;“traditional council" means a council established in terms of section 6 of the Act; and“traditional leader” means any person who in terms of customary law of the relevant traditional community, holds a traditional leadership position, and is recognised in terms of the Act.2. Scope of applicability of the regulations
These regulations apply in the process of electing members of houses of traditional leaders in the Province.3. Interpretation
Any person interpreting or applying these regulations must-4. Establishment of local houses of traditional leaders
5. Membership of a local house
6. Qualification for membership of an electoral college
A person who qualifies to be a member of an electoral college must be a-7. Selection of candidates to constitute electoral colleges
8. Election of members of local houses by electoral colleges
9. Election ties
10. Swearing in of members of local houses
11. Vacation of seat by a member of a local house
12. Filling of vacancy
13. Appointment of presiding and counting officers
14. Election of representatives to the Provincial House
15. Membership and composition of the Provincial House
History of this document
29 August 2017 this version
Cited documents 2
Legislation 2
1. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 584 citations |
2. | Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2017 | 1 citation |