| (1) | All intergovernmental structures contemplated in this section— |
| (a) | functioning at the commencement of the Co-operatives Amendment Act, 2013; or |
| (b) | established or recognised as contemplated in national or provincial legislation, |
will continue to function as contemplated in the relevant enabling legislation.
| (2) | The following intergovernmental local government structures are recognised for purposes of this Act: |
| (a) | Intergovernmental local government structures as provided for in national legislation; and |
| (b) | any other intergovernmental local government structure established by the Minister after consultation with the Minister responsible for co-operative governance and traditional affairs as contemplated in— |
| (ii) | any other national legislation. |
| (3) | The Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for co-operative governance and traditional affairs, may, by notice in the Gazette, declare provisions of this Act applicable to any structure contemplated in this chapter. |
| (4) | Intergovernmental structures established as contemplated in this Act must, in addition to their functions contemplated in this Act, comply with the principles of co-operative governance referred to in section 41(1) of the Constitution, the provisions of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005), national and the applicable transversal provincial policies and other legislation regulating intergovernmental relations. |
[Section 91DD inserted by section 66 of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
