Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Regional Services Councils Act, 1985 (Act No. 109 of 1985)2. Delimitation of regions |
| (1) | The Administrator may, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and after consideration of a report of the Demarcation Board for Local Government Areas referred to in section 7 of the Promotion of Local Government Affairs Act, 1983 (Act 91 of 1983), by notice in the Official Gazette— |
| (a) | delimit a region by determining and describing and from time to time altering the boundaries of the area or areas (whether such areas are contiguous or not) comprised by it; |
| (b) | combine two or more regions (whether their areas are contiguous or not), and exercise any power referred to in paragraph (a) in respect of the combined region; |
| (c) | include any part of the area of any region in the area of another region, whether such part is contiguous to the area in which it is included or not; and |
| (d) | revoke the delimitation of a region. |
| (2) | The Administrator shall exercise the powers conferred upon him in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | with the concurrence of— |
| (i) | [sub-para. (i) deleted by Proclamation R153 of 31 October 1994]. |
| (ii) | [sub-para. (ii) deleted by s. 7 of Act 56 of 1993.] |
| (iii) | the Minister of Finance; |
| (iv) | [sub-para. (iv) deleted by s. 7 of Act 56 of 1993]. |
| (b) | after consultation with— |
| (i) | the local bodies in the region or regions in question; |
| (ii) | the council of every region affected by the proposed exercise of powers; |
| (iii) | any other body or person that he deems necessary; and |
| (c) | with due regard to the matters referred to in Schedule 1. |
| (3) | The Administrator may, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) (b), assign a name to a region and determine the seat within the region of the council, which is established for the region. |
| (4) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the Administrator may amend, substitute or repeal any notice referred to in subsection (1). |
