Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Bill
Call for comments opened 17 June 2020 Share this page:Submissions are now closed (since 29 July 2020)
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has published the Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Bill, 2020 for comment
Comments must be sent to [email protected] by no later than Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Cabinet approved the publication of the Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Bill of 2020 for public comments in March 2020. Once passed into law, it will repeal the current Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act, 1998 (Act 27 of 1998. The Bill provides for the among others, the establishment and operations of the Municipal Demarcation Board, the criteria and procedures for the determination and redetermination of municipal boundaries and ward boundaries as well as the establishment of an Appeals Authority.