National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)Chapter 4 : Provincial Health26. Establishment and composition of Provincial Health Council |
| (1) | A council to be known as the Provincial Health Council is hereby established in each province. |
| (2) | Every Provincial Health Council consists of— |
| (a) | the relevant member of the Executive Council, or his or her nominee, who acts as chairperson; |
| (b) | one Councillor from each of the metropolitan municipalities in the province if there are such municipalities in the province in question; |
| (c) | one Councillor from each of the district municipalities in the province; |
| (d) | the head of the provincial department; |
| (e) | not more than three representatives involved in the management of local government; and |
| (f) | such number of other persons as the relevant member of the Executive Council may consider appropriate. |
| (3) | The persons contemplated in subsection (2)(e) must be appointed by the national and relevant provincial organisation contemplated in section 163(a) of the Constitution. |