# Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996/2002-06-20/Chapter 6

Chapter 6
Provinces
Provinces
103.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(2)
Provincial Legislatures
Legislative authority of provinces
104.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(c)
(2)
(3)
constitution, and must act in accordance with, and within the limits of, the Constitution and that provincial constitution.
(4)
(5)
Composition and election of provincial legislatures
105.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(2)
Membership
106.
(1)
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
regarded as having been sentenced until an appeal against the conviction or sentence has been determined, or until the time for an appeal has expired. A disqualification under this paragraph ends five years after the sentence has been completed.
(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
Oath or affirmation
107.
Duration of provincial legislatures
108.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Dissolution of provincial legislatures before expiry of term
109.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Sittings and recess periods
110.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Speakers and Deputy Speakers
111.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Decisions
112.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Permanent delegates’ rights in provincial legislatures
113.
Powers of provincial legislatures
114.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Evidence or information before provincial legislatures
115.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures of provincial legislatures
116.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Privilege
117.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(2)
(3)
Public access to and involvement in provincial legislatures
118.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(2)
Introduction of Bills
119.
Money Bills
120.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(3)
Assent to Bills
121.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
Application by members to Constitutional Court
122.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
Publication of provincial Acts
123.
Safekeeping of provincial Acts
124.
Provincial Executives
Executive authority of provinces
125.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(a)
(b)
Assignment of functions
126.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Powers and functions of Premiers
127.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Election of Premiers
128.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Assumption of office by Premiers
129.
Term of office and removal of Premiers
130.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(4)
Acting Premiers
131.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
(3)
Executive Councils
132.
(1)
(2)
Accountability and responsibilities
133.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
Continuation of Executive Councils after elections
134.
Oath or affirmation
135.
Conduct of members of Executive Councils
136.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Transfer of functions
137.
(a)
(b)
Temporary assignment of functions
138.
Provincial supervision of local government
139.
(1)
(a)
steps required to meet its obligations; and
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(3)
Executive decisions
140.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(a)
(b)
Motions of no confidence
141.
(1)
(2)
Provincial Constitutions
Adoption of provincial constitutions
142.
Contents of provincial constitutions
143.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Certification of provincial constitutions
144.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Signing, publication and safekeeping of provincial constitutions
145.
(1)
(2)
publication or on a later date determined in terms of that constitution or amendment.
(3)
Conflicting Laws
Conflicts between national and provincial legislation
146.
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(c)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Other conflicts
147.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
Conflicts that cannot be resolved
148.
Status of legislation that does not prevail
149.
Interpretation of conflicts
150.