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Social Housing Act, 2008 (Act No. 16 of 2008)

Chapter 2 : Roles and Responsibilities

4. Roles and responsibilities of provincial government

 

(1) Every provincial government, through its MEC, must—
(a) ensure fairness, equity and compliance with national and provincial social housing norms and standards;
(b) ensure the protection of consumers by creating awareness of consumers' rights and obligations;
(c) facilitate sustainability and growth in the social housing sector;
(d) mediate in cases of conflict between a social housing institution or other delivery agent and a municipality, if required;
(e) submit proposed restructuring zones to the Minister;
(f) monitor social housing projects to ascertain that relevant prescripts, norms and standards are being complied with;
(g) approve, allocate and administer capital grants, in the manner contemplated in the social housing investment plan, in approved projects;
(h) ensure that the process contemplated in paragraph (g) is conducted efficiently;
(i) administer the social housing programme, and may for this purpose approve—
(i) any projects in respect thereof; and
(ii) the financing thereof out of money paid into the accredited bank account of the province as contemplated in section 18(3); and
(j) develop the capacity of municipalities to fulfill the roles and responsibilities contemplated in section 5.

 

(2) A provincial government may not interfere with the governance or management of social housing institutions.

 

(3) Subject to section 11(3)(k), the Regulatory Authority may not interfere with the monitoring of social housing projects.