AMENDMENTS AGREED TO

 BY THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
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Local Government Laws Amendment Bill

[B28B—2007]

CLAUSE 2

1.	On page 3, after line 21, to add the following paragraph:

	(c)   The Minister of Finance may , in exceptional cases, including  those referred to in section 87 of the Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998) decide on a different or shorter period than the period referred to in paragraph (a) and (b).

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1.	On page 4, in line 19, after "must" to insert "develop a policy and".

2.	On page 4, in line 19, after "determine" to omit "the".

3.        On page 4, in line 20, after “(c)“ to insert “based on a provincial framework determined by the MEC subject to paragraph (e)”

4.	On page 4, after line 27, to insert the following paragraph:

	(e)	The Minister must determine a national framework including criteria for the calculation of the out of pocket expenses referred to in paragraph (b).

NEW CLAUSE

1.	That the following be a new Clause:

Substitution of section 75 of Act 117 of 1998

The following section is hereby substituted for section 75 of the Structures Act:

“Term of office of members

(1) 	The section 73 (2) (b) members of a ward committee are elected for a term [determined by the metro or local council] that corresponds with the term referred to in section 24 of this Act. 
(2)	The Minister may by notice in the Government Gazette prescribe regulations for the implementation of subsection (1).”.

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1.	On page 5, in line 11, after “least” to omit “six” and to substitute “four”

 2.	On page 5, after line 15, to insert the following paragraph:

	"(d)	The Minister of Finance may, in exceptional cases, including those referred to in section 87 of Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No 117 of 1998), decide on a different or shorter period than the period referred to in paragraph (a) and (b).”. 

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1.	On page 5, from line 45, to omit subsection (1) and to substitute:

	 (1)	 A staff member may be a candidate for election to the National Assembly or a provincial legislature or may be nominated as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces subject to the Code of Conduct for the Municipal staff members contemplated in Schedule 2, and any other prescribed limits and conditions as may be regulated by the Minister.

2.	On page 6, from line 6, to omit subsection 3 and to substitute:
	(3)	A staff member may be a candidate for election to a municipal council subject to the Code of Conduct for Municipal staff members contemplated in Schedule 2 and any other prescribed limits and conditions as may be regulated by the Minister.

                                                     CLAUSE 17

1.. On page 7, from line 29,to omit paragraph (b) and to substitute:

            (b) The MEC must table a report detailing the outcome of the investigation in the relevant provincial legislature within 90 days from the date on which the Minister requested the investigation and must simultaneously send a copy of such report to the Minister, the Minister of Finance and the National Council of Provinces.

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1.	On page 7, in line 41, to omit "and" and to substitute "or".

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1.	On page 8, in line 7, to omit "and" and to substitute "or".