Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill (PMB - Ms S Gwarube (DA)

In accordance with section 73(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, Ms Siviwe Gwarube, MP intends to introduce the Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill, 2023, (“the draft Bill”) in Parliament, and hereby publishes the attached draft Bill for public comment in terms of Rule 276(1)(c) of the Rules of the National Assembly (9th Edition) and section 154(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.


The aim of the Bill is to:
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.

Find here: Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Draft Bill, 2023

Comments can be emailed to the Speaker of the National Assembly at [email protected] and Ms Siviwe Gwarube at [email protected] by no later than Sunday, 3 December 2023.

Enquiries can be directed to Ms Siviwe Gwarube at [email protected]