Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Act 9 of 2019 (English / Afrikaans)

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9 of 2019

The Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Act 9 of 2019 aims:

  • to amend the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, 2004, so as:
    • to amend a definition;
    • to provide that the arrest and removal, on the order of a presiding officer, of a person who creates or takes part in any disturbance on the precincts is not applicable to a member;
    • to provide that a provincial legislature may choose to either appoint a standing committee or establish an ad hoc committee to deal with disciplinary action against members of a provincial legislature for contempt of that provincial legislature;
    • to provide that the Speaker of a provincial legislature exercises control and authority over the precincts on behalf of that provincial legislature;
    • to clarify vague sections in the Act;
    • to effect technical and grammatical corrections; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

6 May 2019

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