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Government Gazette, 3 March 1994
No. 15550 13

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1994 Act No. 2, 1994

(a)

by the substitution for the name “Natal”, wherever it occurs, of the name “KwaZulu/Natal”; and

(b)

by the substitution for paragraph (d) of Part 2 of the following paragraph:

(d)

Northern Transkei/Pondoland—Consisting of the Bizana, Flagstaff, [Libode,] Lusikisiki, Mt Ayliff, Mt Frere, Mt Fletcher, Matatiele [Nqeleni, Port St Johns] and Tabankulu districts of Transkei, as they were defined on 26 October 1976.”.


Amendment of Schedule 2 to Act 200 of 1993

12. Schedule 2 to the principal Act is hereby amended—

(a)

by the substitution for the name “Natal”, wherever it occurs, of the name “KwaZulu/Natal”;

(b)

by the substitution for item 15 of the following item:

Ballot papers

15. There shall be separate ballot papers for the election of members of the National Assembly and of members of the provincial legislatures.”; and

(c)

by the insertion in item 25 after the definition of “regional list” of the following definition:

‘votes’ means—

(a)

where it occurs in items 5, 6, 7 and 9, votes cast in the election for the National Assembly;

(b)

where it occurs in items 13 and 14, votes cast in the election for the provincial legislature of a province concerned; and

(c)

where it occurs in item 16, votes cast in the election for the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures.”.


Amendment of Schedule 4 to Act 200 of 1993

13. Schedule 4 to the principal Act is hereby amended—

(a)

by the substitution for Constitutional Principle XVIII of the following Principle:

XVIII

1. The powers [boundaries] and functions of the national government and provincial governments and the boundaries of the provinces shall be defined in the Constitution.

2. The powers and functions of the provinces defined in the Constitution, including the competence of a provincial legislature to adopt a constitution for its province, shall not be substantially less than or substantially inferior to those provided for in this Constitution.

3. The boundaries of the provinces shall be the same as those established in terms of this Constitution.

4. Amendments to the Constitution which alter the powers, boundaries, functions or institutions of provinces shall in addition to any other procedures specified in the Constitution for constitutional amendments, require the approval of a special majority of the legislatures of the provinces, alternatively, if there is such a chamber, a two-thirds majority of a chamber of Parliament composed of provincial representatives, and if the amendment concerns specific provinces only, the approval of the legislatures of such provinces will also be needed.

5. Provision shall be made for obtaining the views of a provincial