Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003)Chapter 7 : General Provisions27. Code of conduct |
| (1) | The code of conduct contained in the Schedule applies to every traditional leader and traditional council and must, in respect of a particular province, be read together with the relevant provincial code as envisaged by subsection (2)(a). |
| (2) |
| (a) | Provincial legislation may prescribe a provincial code of conduct for traditional leaders and traditional councils in the province concerned that complements the code of conduct contained in the Schedule. |
| (b) | A provincial code of conduct envisaged in paragraph (a) may— |
| (i) | further regulate or define the ambit of a matter mentioned in item 1 or 2 of the Schedule; or |
| (ii) | prescribe any other matter that a traditional leader or a traditional council must adhere to. |
| (3) | Applicable provincial legislation must at least provide for— |
| (a) | mechanisms to deal with any breach of the code of conduct; and |
| (b) | fines that may be imposed for a breach of the code of conduct, and in respect of a traditional leader also other penalties that do not include the removal of the traditional leader; and |
| (c) | an acting position during the period that a traditional leader is suspended for a breach of the code of conduct, if such a penalty is provided for. |