To amend the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998, so as to extend the time period within which a local council must appoint its representatives to the district council; to extend the time period within which the first meeting of the council must be called after it has been declared elected so as to in turn provide more time before the council has to elect its speaker and whip; to extend the time period within which the meeting to determine the members of the executive committee must be held so as to in turn provide more time before the council has to elect its mayor and deputy mayor; to extend the time period within which the election of an executive mayor and executive deputy mayor must be held; to provide for an electoral threshold when determining the allocation of proportional seats in a metropolitan, local and district council; to provide for an electoral threshold in determining the allocation of seats to representatives of local councils to district councils; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Intro
20-03-2024
PC
Portfolio Committee
NA
National Assembly
10-04-2024
SC
Select Committee
NCOP
National Council of Provinces
SENT
Sent for Assent
ASS (ATC)
Assented
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Introduced by: MS S GWARUBE, MP

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Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill (B10-2024) 2024-04-10