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95 of 1988
The Black Local Authorities Amendment Act 95 of 1988 intends:
- to amend the Black Local Authorities Act, 1982 [repealed in 1994], so as
- to delete the definitions of "Department", "Director-General" and "Minister" and to define "owner of Immovable property";
- to make new arrangements in connection with the establishment of city councils, town councils;
- town committees and local authority committees;
- to further provide that an administrator may in certain circumstances appoint members for a local authority;
- to regulate anew the election of members of local authorities;
- to provide that no person shall be competent to be elected as a member or to remain such a member of a local authority if he owes certain moneys to that local authority;
- to provide that an administrator may in certain circumstances appoint a member to fill a vacancy in a local authority;
- to provide that a mayor and deputy mayor shall be elected even if the members of a local authority are appointed by the administrator;
- to provide for the payment of an allowance to any person who or body which in certain circumstances performs the functions of a local authority; to further regulate the meetings of local authorities;
- to provide that a person who or body which is authorized in certain circumstances, may function jointly with elected members and that such person will in such case act as chairman at meetings of the local authority;
- to provide that the accounting records and financial statements of local authorities will In future be audited by the Auditor-General;
- to extend the power of the administrator to make regulations so that it includes the delimitation of wards for local authorities;
- to provide for the construction of a certain reference;
- to increase fines which may be imposed in terms of the Act;
- to provide that certain designations in the Act be substituted by other designations;
- to regulate the auditing in respect of previous financial years; and
- to repeal a certain Government Notice; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
15 July 1988
