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Electoral Commission Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 14 of 2004)
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
[ ] Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments.
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(English text signed by the President.)
(Assented to 23 June 2004.)
Act
- to amend the Electoral Commission Act, 1996, so as to authorise the President to extend the term of office of a member of the Commission; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-
Amendment of section 7 of Act 51 of 1996
1. Section 7 of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
“(1) The term of office of a member of the Commission is seven years unless-
(a) he or she resigns odri es at an earlier date[, or];
(b) he or she is removed from office in terms of subsection (3); or
(c) the President, on the recommendation of the National Assembly, extends the member’s term of office for a specified period.”.
Short title
2. This Act is called the Electoral Commission Amendment Act2, 004.
Commencement
24 June 2004