Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
"local authority"
means an institution or body contemplated in Act section 84(1)(f) of the Provincial Government Act, 1961 (Act No. 32 of 1961), and includes—
| (a) | a board of management or board as defined in Act section 1 of the Rural Areas Act (House of Representatives), 1987 (Act No. 9 of 1987); |
| (b) | a regional services council established under section 3 of the Regional Services Councils Act, 1985 (Act No. 109 of 1985); |
| (c) | a local authority as defined in Act section 1 of the Black Local Authorities Act, 1982 (Act No. 102 of 1982); |
[Paragraph (c) substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 83 of 1990]
| (d) | a local government body established by virtue of the provisions of section 30(2)(a) of the Black Administration Act, 1927 (Act No. 38 of 1927); |
[Paragraph (d) substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 83 of 1990]
| (e) | a local council established under section 2 of the Local Councils Act (House of Assembly), 1987 (Act No. 94 of 1987); or |
[Paragraph (e) inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 83 of 1990]
| (f) | an institution or body declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to be a local government for the purposes of this Act: Provided that the Minister may only declare an institution or body to be a local government if such institution or body was established by an Act of Parliament and if it, in terms of or by virtue of that Act, exercises powers and performs duties which, in the opinion of the Minister, may be exercised or performed by an institution, body or board contemplated in section 84(1)(f) of the Provincial Government Act, 1961, or in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this definition; |
[Paragraph (f) inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 83 of 1990]
| (g) | any similar institution or body existing or which is established in an area to which the provisions of this Act did not apply before the insertion of section 1(2) in this Act; |
[Paragraph (g) inserted by Proclamation No. R.153 of 1994]
