| (1) | Upon receipt of a report contemplated in section 64L, the Minister may request the member of the Executive Council concerned to intervene as contemplated in section 139 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), and shall provide the member with a copy of that report. |
| (a) | If the member of the Executive Council fails to intervene as requested, the Minister may intervene as contemplated in section 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), in which case section 64N (4) to (7) shall apply with the necessary changes. |
| (b) | For the purposes of this subsection, any reference in section 64N (4) to (7) to— |
| (i) | the member of the Executive Council, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Minister; |
| (ii) | the member of the Executive Council responsible for local government, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development; |
| (iii) | the member of the Executive Council responsible for transport and traffic matters, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Minister of Transport; |
| (iv) | the Premier, shall be deemed to be a reference to the President; |
| (v) | an official of the provincial government, shall be deemed to be a reference to an official of the national government; and |
| (vi) | to section 139(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), shall be deemed to be a reference to section 100(2). |
[Section 64M inserted by section 3 of Act No. 83 of 1998]
