Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Chapter 2 : Legal Nature and Rights and Duties of Municipalities3. Co-operative government |
| (1) | Municipalities must exercise their executive and legislative authority within the constitutional system of co-operative government envisaged in section 41 of the Constitution. |
| (2) | The national and provincial spheres of government must, within the constitutional system of co-operative government envisaged in section 41 of the Constitution, exercise their executive and legislative authority in a manner that does not compromise or impede a municipality's ability or right to exercise its executive and legislative authority. |
| (3) | For the purpose of effective co-operative government, organised local government must seek to— |
| (a) | develop common approaches for local government as a distinct sphere of government; |
| (b) | enhance co-operation, mutual assistance and sharing of resources among municipalities; |
| (c) | find solutions for problems relating to local government generally; and |
| (d) | facilitate compliance with the principles of co-operative government and intergovernmental relations. |