Social Housing Act, 2008 (Act No. 16 of 2008)Chapter 2 : Roles and Responsibilities4. Roles and responsibilities of provincial government |
| (1) | Every provincial government, through its MEC, must— |
| (a) | ensure fairness, equity and compliance with national and provincial social housing norms and standards; |
| (b) | ensure the protection of consumers by creating awareness of consumers' rights and obligations; |
| (c) | facilitate sustainability and growth in the social housing sector; |
| (d) | mediate in cases of conflict between a social housing institution or other delivery agent and a municipality, if required; |
| (e) | submit proposed restructuring zones to the Minister; |
| (f) | monitor social housing projects to ascertain that relevant prescripts, norms and standards are being complied with; |
| (g) | approve, allocate and administer capital grants, in the manner contemplated in the social housing investment plan, in approved projects; |
| (h) | ensure that the process contemplated in paragraph (g) is conducted efficiently; |
| (i) | administer the social housing programme, and may for this purpose approve— |
| (i) | any projects in respect thereof; and |
| (ii) | the financing thereof out of money paid into the accredited bank account of the province as contemplated in section 18(3); and |
| (j) | develop the capacity of municipalities to fulfill the roles and responsibilities contemplated in section 5. |
| (2) | A provincial government may not interfere with the governance or management of social housing institutions. |
| (3) | Subject to section 11(3)(k), the Regulatory Authority may not interfere with the monitoring of social housing projects. |