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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1990

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Act No. 61 of 1990. First published on 29 June 1990 in Government Gazette No. 12561, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 27 April 1994 by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993.
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Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, so as to make other provision in relation to the delimitation of electoral divisions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 21 June 1990.)
Be it enacted by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
Amendment of section 48 of Act 110 of 1983
1. Section 48 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
“(1) At intervals of not less than five years and not more than 10 years, commencing [in the case of the House of Assembly, from the last delimitation of its electoral divisions in terms of the previous Constitution, and, in the case of the House of Representatives or the House of Delegates] from the first delimitation of electoral divisions [of the House in question] in terms of this Act, the State President shall appoint a delimitation commission consisting of three judges of the Supreme Court of South Africa, which shall, subject to the provisions of section 41 (2), 42 (2) or 43 (2), as the case may be, divide the Republic, for the purpose of the election of directly elected members of [the] a House [in question], into the same number of electoral divisions as the number of such members of that House, in such a manner that no electoral division is situated partly in one province and partly in another province.”.
Short title
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1990.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1987

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Act No. 20 of 1987. First published on 6 March 1987 in Government Gazette No. 10650, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 27 April 1994 by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993.
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Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, so as to provide for the assignment by Ministers of powers, functions or duties to certain persons appointed by the State President; and for matters connected therewith.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 2 March 1987.)
Be it enacted by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. Section 28 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection, the existing section becoming subsection (1):
“(2) A Minister may, subject to the directions of the State President, assign to any person appointed by the State President under subsection (1) for that purpose, any power, function or duty entrusted to the Minister in terms of any law or otherwise―
| (a) | either specifically or by way of a general assignment of the exercise or performance of all powers, functions or duties of the Minister; and |
| (b) | either generally or in so far as such power, function or duty relates to any population group or matter or applies in any area mentioned or described in such assignment, |
and any such power, function or duty so assigned shall be exercised or performed by the said person on behalf of the Minister.”.
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1987.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1966

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Act No. 37 of 1966. First published on 12 October 1966 in Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 1560, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, in order to abolish the requirement that the State President’s recommendation be obtained in respect of any appropriation, in so far as that requirement applies in respect of an appropriation initiated by a Minister.
(English text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 5th October, 1966.)
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. The following section is hereby substituted for section 62 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961:
| “Recommendation of appropriation not initiated by a Minister. | 62. The House of Assembly shall not consider any proposal whether by way of a vote or by way of a resolution, address or Bill, for the appropriation of any part of the public revenue or of any tax or impost to any purpose, which has not been initiated by a Minister, unless such appropriation has been recommended by message from the State President during the session in which such proposal is made.”. |
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1966.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1967

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Act No. 9 of 1967. First published on 10 February 1967 in Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 1659, and came into force upon publication, although section 1 was deemed to be retroactive to 1 January. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the provisions of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, relating to the election of the State President; and to improve the Afrikaans text of sections 12, 20 (5) and 52 of the said Act.
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. Section 8 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended, with effect from the first day of January, 1967, by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection:
“(3) The date so fixed shall in respect of the first such election be a date before the thirty-first day of May, 1961, and in the case of any subsequent such election a date not less than one month and not more than three months before the termination of the period of office of the State President then holding office: Provided that if the State President dies or for any other reason vacates his office before the expiration of his period of office and his successor has then not yet been elected, a date within three months after the office became vacant shall be so fixed: Provided further that if the State President intimates in his resignation lodged with the Speaker of the House of Assembly in terms of section 10 (3) that he will vacate his office on a day not less than one month after the date of the lodging of his resignation, a date which is earlier than the day on which the office becomes vacant, may be so fixed.”.
2. Sections 12, 20 (5) and 52 of the principal Act are hereby amended by the substitution in the Afrikaans text for the words “die beste van my vermoë” of the words “my beste vermoë”.
3. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1967.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1971

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Act No. 1 of 1971. First published on 17 March 1971 in Government Gazette No. 3017, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, to provide for the recognition of Bantu languages as additional official languages of Bantu areas declared by proclamation to be self-governing territories in the Republic.
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa in accordance with the requirements of section one hundred and eighteen of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, as follows:―
1. Section 108 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection:
“(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) an Act of Parliament or a proclamation of the State President, issued under an Act of Parliament, whereby a Bantu area is declared to be a self-governing territory in the Republic, or a later Act of Parliament or a later proclamation of the State President (which in the absence of any other empowering provision may be issued under this subsection) may provide for the recognition of one or more Bantu languages for any or all of the following purposes, namely―
| (a) | as an additional official language or as additional official languages of that territory; or |
| (b) | for use in that territory for official purposes prescribed by or under that Act or later Act or by any such proclamation, |
and may contain provisions authorizing the use of any such Bantu language outside the said territory for such purposes connected with the affairs of that territory and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under that Act or later Act or by any such proclamation.”.
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1971.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1976

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Act No. 60 of 1976. First published on 14 May 1976 in Government Gazette No. 5117, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, so as to repeal section 32; to further define bills which may originate only in the House of Assembly; to provide that certain bills may be initiated in the Senate by a Minister only; and to provide for incidental matters.
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. Section 32 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby repealed.
2. The following section is hereby substituted for section 60 of the principal Act:
| “Money bills. | 60. (1) Bills appropriating revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government or imposing taxation only, shall originate only in the House of Assembly. (2) A bill appropriating revenue or moneys for the services of the Government or imposing taxation, other than a bill contemplated in subsection (1), may be initiated in the Senate by a Minister only. (3) The Senate may not amend any bills so far as they impose taxation or charges, or appropriate revenue or moneys for the services of the Government. (4) A bill shall not be deemed to appropriate revenue or moneys or to impose taxation or charges by reason only of its containing provisions for the imposition or appropriation of fines or other pecuniary penalties. |
3. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1976.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1977

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Act No. 30 of 1977. First published on 20 March 1977 in Government Gazette No. 5474, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 27 April 1994 by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, so as to provide for the rendering of assistance by provinces and local authorities to other provinces and the territory of South West Africa.
(English text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 22 March 1977.)
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. Section 84 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (fA) of the following paragraph:
| “(fA) | the assistance which a province or an institution or body contemplated in paragraph (f) may, with the approval of the State President, render to any other state, territory, province or the territory of South West Africa;”. |
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1977.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1962

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Act No. 65 of 1962. First published on 15 June 1962 in Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 262, and came into force upon publication, although deemed to be retroactive to 31 May 1961. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961.
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. Section twenty-one of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following sub-section:
| “(1) (a) | The State President may appoint any person to hold office during his pleasure as Deputy Minister of any specified Department of State or Deputy Minister of such other description as the State President may determine, and to exercise or perform on behalf of a Minister any of the powers, functions and duties entrusted to such Minister under any law or otherwise which may, subject to the directions of the State President, be assigned to him from time to time by the said Minister. |
| (b) | Not more than six persons may be appointed under this sub-section. |
| (c) | Any reference in any law to a deputy to a Minister shall be construed as including a reference to a Deputy Minister appointed under this sub-section, and any such reference to a Minister shall be construed as including a reference to a Deputy Minister acting in pursuance of an assignment under paragraph (a) by the Minister for whom he acts.”. |
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1962, and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the thirty-first day of May, 1961.
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1963

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Act No. 9 of 1963. First published on 8 March 1963 in Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 453, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961.
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, in accordance with the requirements of section one hundred and eighteen ​ of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, as follows:―
1. Section one hundred and eight of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, is hereby amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following sub-section:
“(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1) an Act of Parliament whereby a Bantu area is declared to be a self-governing area in accordance with the provisions of that Act, may provide for the recognition of one or more Bantu languages for any or all of the following purposes, namely―
| (a) | as an additional official language or as additional official languages of that area; or |
| (b) | for use in that area for official purposes prescribed by or under that Act, |
and may contain provisions authorizing the use of any such Bantu language outside the said area for such purposes connected with the affairs of that area and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under that Act.”.
2. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1963.
This work is in the public domain because it was created and first published in South Africa and it is an official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or an official translation of such a text.
According to the Copyright Act, 1978, § 12 (8) (a), "No copyright shall subsist in official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts."
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# Constitution Amendment Act, 1974

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Act No. 48 of 1974. First published on 2 October 1974 in Government Gazette No. 4420, and came into force upon publication. Repealed on 3 September 1984 by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983.
Act
To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961.
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―
1. The following section is hereby substituted for section 14 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961:
| “Salary of State President. | 14. (1) There shall be paid to the State President out of and as a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund, in addition to any allowances appropriated from time to time by Parliament, and apart from any privileges which he may enjoy, a salary determined, subject to the provisions of subsection (3), by resolution of the Senate and the House of Assembly from time to time. (2) The salary payable to the State President immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been determined under subsection (1). (3) The salary of the State President shall not be reduced during his term of office.”. |
2. Section 15 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a) of subsection (1):
| “(a) | to any person who has at any time after the first day of April, 1968, occupied the office of State President, a yearly pension at a rate equal to seventy-five per cent of the yearly salary to which he was entitled on the day upon which he vacated office;”. |
3. This Act shall be called the Constitution Amendment Act, 1974.
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# Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993/1994-04-27/Chapter 11A

Chapter 11A
Volkstaat Council
Provision for establishment of Volkstaat Council
184A. (1) The establishment of a Volkstaat Council is hereby authorised.
(2) The Council shall consist of 20 members elected by members of Parliament who support the establishment of a Volkstaat for those who want it.
(3) The Council shall conduct its affairs according to rules made by the Council.
Functions of Council
184B. (1) The Council shall serve as a constitutional mechanism to enable proponents of the idea of a Volkstaat to constitutionally pursue the establishment of such a Volkstaat, and shall for this purpose be competent—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(2) The procedures to be followed by the Council in the performance of its functions under subsection (1), shall be prescribed by an Act of Parliament.
(3) The procedures provided for in this Constitution with regard to the finalisation of provincial boundaries, shall not be construed as precluding the establishment of such a Volkstaat, and in the event of the acceptance of the concept of a Volkstaat, alternative provision shall be made by an Act of Parliament for the finalisation of the boundaries of any affected province or provinces.