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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Electoral
Commission Act, No. 51 of 1996
Long
title
To make provision for the establishment and composition of an Electoral Commission to manage elections for national, provincial and local legislative bodies and referenda; and to make provision for the establishment and composition and the powers, duties and functions of an Electoral Court; and to provide for matters in connection therewith.
Table of contents
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To make provision for the establishment and composition of an Electoral Commission to manage elections for national, provincial and local legislative bodies and referenda; and to make provision for the establishment and composition and the powers, duties and functions of an Electoral Court; and to provide for matters in connection therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | |
| CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application
of Act |
| CHAPTER
2. ELECTORAL COMMISSION |
|
| 3. | Establishment
of Commission |
| 4. | Objects
of Commission |
| 5. | Powers,
duties and functions of Commission |
| 6. | Composition
of Commission and appointment of commissioners |
| 7. | Terms of office, salary, allowances and benefits, removal from office and suspension of commissioners [...amended by Act 2014_022_007_20140602 - was entitled "Terms of office, conditions of service, removal from office and suspension of commissioners"] |
| 8. | Chairperson
of Commission |
| 9. | Conduct
of commissioners |
| 10. | Disclosure
of conflicting interests |
| 11. | Meetings
of Commission |
| CHAPTER
3. ADMINISTRATION, STAFF AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF COMMISSION |
|
| 12. | Administration
and staff of Commission |
| 13. | Finances
and auditing |
| 14. | Reports
by Commission |
| CHAPTER
4. REGISTRATION OF PARTIES |
|
| 15. | Registration
of parties |
| 15A. | ... [...inserted by Act 2000_027_093_20000711] [... repealed by Act 2021_004_004_20210601 - was entitled "Registration of parties for municipal elections"] |
| 16. | Prohibition
on registration of party under certain circumstances |
| 16A. | Change
of party's name [...inserted
by Act 2003_034_030_20031106] |
| 17. | Cancellation
of registration of party |
| CHAPTER
5. ELECTORAL COURT |
|
| 18. | Establishment
of Electoral Court |
| 19. | Composition
of Electoral Court |
| 20. | Powers,
duties and functions of Electoral Court |
| CHAPTER
6. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
|
| 21. | Offences
and penalties |
| 21A. | Restriction on use of name [...inserted by Act 2019_001_005_20190121] |
| 22. | Legal
proceedings against Commission |
| 23. | Regulations |
| 24. | Repeal
of laws, legal succession and transitional provision |
| 25. | Short title and Commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s24] |
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| As unamended Act 1996_051_000_19961004 | EXT.LINK | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1998_117_000_19981218 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2000_027_000_20000711 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2003_034_000_20031106 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2004_014_000_20040624 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2014_022_000_20140602 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2019_001_000_20190121 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2021_004_000_20210601 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2024_014_000_20240507 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by ... | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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