Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act, 1998 (Act No. 27 of 1998) 1. Definitions

 

 

"Board"

means the Municipal Demarcation Board established by section 2;

 

"committee"

means a committee of the Board established in terms of section 18 and includes an investigating committee contemplated in section 30;

 

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa;

 

"Department"

means the national department responsible for local government;

[Definition substituted by section 4 (a) of Act No. 51 of 2002]

 

"determination"

includes any redetermination, and "determine" and "redetermine" have corresponding meanings;

[Definition substituted by section 4 (b) of Act No. 51 of 2002]

 

"Electoral Commission"

means the Electoral Commission established by section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act 51 of 1996);

 

"employee"

except in sections 34 (1) and 35 (1), includes a person seconded to the Board;

[Definition substituted by section 4(c) of Act No. 51 of 2002]

 

"financial year"

means the financial year of the Board, which is the same as that of the Department;

 

"Manager"

means the Manager of the Board appointed in terms of section 33;

 

"MEC for local government"

means the member of the Executive Council of a province responsible for local government in the province;

 

"metropolitan area"

means an area recognised as a metropolitan area in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998;

 

"Minister"

means the national Minister responsible for local government;

[Definition substituted by section 4(d) of Act No. 51 of 2002]

 

"municipality"

means a municipality mentioned in section 155 (6) of the Constitution and includes a municipality which existed when this Act took effect;

 

"organ of state"

means an organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution;

 

"President"

means the President acting as the head of the national executive in terms of section 85 (2) of the Constitution;

 

"SALGA"

means the South African Local Government Association recognised in terms of the Organised Local Government Act, 1997 (Act 52 of 1997), as the national organisation representing municipalities; and

 

"this Act"

includes the regulations made under section 41.

[Definition substituted by section 4(e) of Act No. 51 of 2002]