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Municipal Elections Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations, 2011

7. Complaints

 

(1) A person aggrieved by a PA or PEB may lodge a complaint with the Authority within five (5) working days after such broadcast has occurred.

[Regulation 7(1) substituted by section 7(7.1) of the Municipal Political Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3867, GG54459, dated 2 April 2026]

 

(2) Any complaint lodged with the Authority in terms of sub-regulation 7(1) will be addressed by the Authority in accordance with regulation 6 of the CCC Regulations.

[Regulation 7(2) substituted by section 7(7.2) of the Municipal Political Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3867, GG54459, dated 2 April 2026]

 

(3) The Authority must within twenty-four (24) hours of making a determination, communicate to the parties the outcome, which is final and binding on the parties.

 

(4) Any complaint lodged with the Authority in terms of sub-regulation 4(9) will be addressed by the Authority in accordance with regulation 6 of the CCC Regulations.

 

(5) Subject to sub-regulation 7(4), the Authority will, within twenty-four (24) hours of making a determination, communicate to the parties the outcome which is final and binding on the parties.

 

(6) Any complaint lodged with the Authority in terms of sub-regulation 6(7) will be addressed by the Authority in accordance with regulation 6 of the CCC Regulations.

[Regulation 7(6) substituted by section 7(7.3) of the Municipal Political Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3867, GG54459, dated 2 April 2026]

 

(7) Subject to sub-regulation 7(6), the Authority will, within twenty-four (24) hours of making a determination, communicate to the parties the outcome, which is final and binding on the parties.

 

[Regulation 7 substituted by section 6 of the Municipal Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations 2016, Notice No. 3, GG39738, dated 26 February 2016]