Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
legislatures
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 116
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) A provincial legislature may—
(a) determine and control its internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures;
and
(b) make rules and orders concerning its business, with due regard to
representative and participatory democracy, accountability, transparency and
public involvement.
(2) The rules and orders of a provincial legislature must provide for—
(a) the establishment, composition, powers, functions, procedures and duration of
its committees;
(b) the participation in the proceedings of the legislature and its committees of
minority parties represented in the legislature, in a manner consistent with
democracy;
(c) financial and administrative assistance to each party represented in the
legislature, in proportion to its representation, to enable the party and its
leader to perform their functions in the legislature effectively; and
(d) the recognition of the leader of the largest opposition party in the legislature,
as the Leader of the Opposition.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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