Provincial Affairs Act 88 of 1983

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88 of 1983

The Provincial Affairs Act 88 of 1983 intends:

  • to amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 [repealed in January 1994], so as to further regulate the power of provincial councils to make ordinances with regard to the assistance which an institution or body contemplated in section 84(1)(f) may render and the area of jurisdiction of such an institution or body;
  • to amend the Financial Relations Act, 1976, so as
    • to increase the penalty which provincial councils may impose by ordinance in respect of a failure to pay certain taxes;
    • to empower provincial councils to provide for the payment of certain expenditure in connection with choirs or orchestras of schools or other educational institutions of their provinces; and
    • to assign to the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning the power to declare any matter to be one of national interest for the purposes of providing for certain payments out of any provincial revenue fund;
    • to empower any institution or body aforesaid to employ persons andmake them available for service to certain states or areas; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

6 July 1983

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