Organised Local Government Act, 1997 (Act No. 52 of 1997)2. Recognition of national and provincial organisations |
| (a) | recognise one national organisation representing the majority of the provincial organisations contemplated in paragraph (b); and |
| (b) | with the concurrence of the responsible member, recognise one organisation in each province representing the majority of municipalities in the province in question: Provided that all the different categories of municipalities in the province in question are represented in the organisation in question. |
(2)
| (a) | The Minister may withdraw any recognition referred to in subsection (1) if— |
| (i) | the organisation ceases to represent the organisations or municipalities as contemplated in subsection (1) or ceases to comply with any of the criteria contemplated in section 6; and |
| (ii) | the Minister gives the organisation in question 30 days notice of the intended withdrawal. |
| (b) | If the Minister withdraws the recognition of an organisation contemplated in subsection (1)(b), he or she must act with the concurrence of the responsible member. |