Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act 23 of 2009
Government Gazette
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Vol. 535 Cape Town 25 January 2010 No. 32904
THE PRESIDENCY No. 38 25 January 2010
It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act, which is hereby published for general information:–
No. 23 of 2009: Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act, 2009.
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Act No. 2S, 2009 TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK AMENDMENT ACT, 2009
(b) If the President decides to determine such benefits, the criteria listed in paragraphs (a) to (h) of subsection (1) shall be applicable, with the necessary changes.
(4) The amount payable in respect of salaries, allowances and benefits to traditional leaders, non-traditional leader members of a traditional council, 5 non-traditional leader members of traditional sub-councils, non-traditional leader members of principal traditional councils; members of a kingship or queenship council, non-traditional members of kingship or queenship councils; members of local Houses of Traditional Leaders, members of provincial houses of Traditional Leaders and members of the National 10 House of Traditional Leaders shall be paid from monies appropriated for that purpose by Parliament in respect of the National House of Traditional Leaders and by a provincial legislature in respect of traditional leaders, non-traditional leader members of traditional councils, the members of kingship or queenship councils, non-traditional members of kingship or 15 queenship councils members of local Houses of Traditional Leaders and members of provincial houses of Traditional Leaders, as the case may be.
(5) (6) Despite the provisions of subsection (1), a member of the National
House of Traditional Leaders shall be entitled to an allowance as 20 determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette for actual work performed with effect from 10 April 1997 until a determination is made in terms of subsection (1).".
Amendment of section 8 of Act 20 of 1998
27. Section 8 of the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 25 1998), is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection 6 of the following subsection:
"(6) The provisions of this section shall, subject to section 5(3), not apply to a traditional leader, a non-traditional leader member of a traditional council, non-traditional leader members of traditional sub-councils, non-traditional leader 30 members of principal traditional councils; a member of a kingship or queenship council, non-traditional members of kingship or queenship councils, a member of a local House of Traditional Leaders, a member of a provincial house of Traditional Leaders and a member of the National House of Traditional Leaders.".
Amendment of section 9 of Act 20 of 1998 35
28. Section 9 of the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998), is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection 6 of the following subsection:
"(6) The provisions of this section shall, subject to section 5(3), not apply to a traditional leader, a non-traditional leader member of a traditional council, 40 non-traditional leader members of traditional sub-councils, non-traditional leader members of principal traditional councils; a member of a kingship or queenship council, non-traditional members of kingship or queenship councils, a member of a local House of Traditional Leaders, a member of a provincial house of Traditional Leaders and a member of the National House of Traditional Leaders.". 45
Short title
29. This Act is called the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act, 2009, and Chapter 6 comes into operation on 1 February 2010.
