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Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005)

Chapter 2 : Intergovernmental Structures

Part 3 : Provincial intergovernmental forums

18. Role of Premier’s intergovernmental forum

 

A Premier’s intergovernmental forum is a consultative forum for the Premier of a province and local governments in the province—

a) to discuss and consult on matters of mutual interest, including—
i) the implementation in the province of national policy and legislation affecting local government interests;
ii) matters arising in the President’s Co-ordinating Council and other national intergovernmental forums affecting local government interests in the province;
iii) draft national policy and legislation relating to matters affecting local government interests in the province;
iv) the implementation of national policy and legislation with respect to such matters;
v) the development of provincial policy and legislation relating to such matters;
vi) the implementation of provincial policy and legislation with respect to such matters;
vii) the co-ordination of provincial and municipal development planning to facilitate coherent planning in the province as a whole;
viii) the co-ordination and alignment of the strategic and performance plans and priorities, objectives and strategies of the provincial government and local governments in the province; and
ix) any other matters of strategic importance that affect the interests of local governments in the province; and
b) to consider reports from—
i) other provincial intergovernmental forums on matters of mutual interest to the province and local governments in the province; and
ii) district intergovernmental forums in the province.