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Organised Local Government Act, 1997 (Act No. 52 of 1997)

2. Recognition of national and provincial organisations

 

 

(1) Subject to section 6, the Minister must, by notice in the Gazette
(a) recognise one national organisation representing the majority of the provincial organisations contemplated in paragraph (b); and
(b) with the concurrence of the responsible member, recognise one organisation in each province representing the majority of municipalities in the province in question: Provided that all the different categories of municipalities in the province in question are represented in the organisation in question.

 

(2)

(a) The Minister may withdraw any recognition referred to in subsection (1) if—
(i) the organisation ceases to represent the organisations or municipalities as contemplated in subsection (1) or ceases to comply with any of the criteria contemplated in section 6; and
(ii) the Minister gives the organisation in question 30 days notice of the intended withdrawal.
(b) If the Minister withdraws the recognition of an organisation contemplated in subsection (1)(b), he or she must act with the concurrence of the responsible member.