Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014)RegulationsRegulations under Section 109(1)(a)3. Establishment of Provincial Councils |
| (1) | The nine Provincial Councils contemplated in section 23 of the Act are– |
| (a) | the Eastern Cape Provincial Council with its office in East London; |
| (b) | the Free State Provincial Council with its office in Bloemfontein; |
| (c) | the Gauteng Provincial Council with its office in Pretoria; |
| (d) | the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Council with its office in Pietermarizburg; |
| (e) | the Limpopo Provincial Council with its office in Polokwane; |
| (f) | the Mpumalanga Provincial Council with its office in Nelspruit; |
| (g) | the Northern Cape Provincial Council with its office in Kimberley; |
| (h) | the North West Provincial Council with its office in Mahikeng; and |
| (i) | the Western Cape Provincial Council with its office in Cape Town. |
| (2) | Every Provincial Council must, upon its establishment, establish at least one committee of the Provincial Council at every centre within the province concerned at which there is a seat of a Division of the High Court but no office of the Provincial Council. |
| (3) | The committee contemplated in subregulation (2) must consist of two attorneys and two advocates, appointed by the Provincial Council for such periods as may be determined by the Provincial Council to assist it in the exercising of its powers and the performance of its functions. |
| (4) | The Provincial Council concerned— |
| (a) | must determine the powers, duties and functions of a committee; |
| (b) | must designate a member of a committee as chairperson and, if it deems it necessary, may designate a member of a committee as deputy chairperson; |
| (c) | may, at any time, remove a member of a committee or dissolve a committee; and |
| (d) | may determine the procedure for the conduct of the meetings of a committee. |
| (5) | The Council must as soon as practically possible give consideration to the transfer of the office of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Council to Durban. |