‘‘consultation’’

means a process whereby the views of another on a specific matter are solicited, either orally or in writing, and considered;

‘‘Council’’

means the President’s Co-ordinating Council established by section 6;

‘‘district’’

means the area of jurisdiction of a district municipality;

‘‘government’’

means—

‘‘implementation protocol’’

means an agreement between organs of state in terms of section 35;

‘‘intergovernmental dispute’’

means a dispute between different governments or between organs of state from different governments concerning a matter—

and includes any dispute between the parties regarding a related matter;

‘‘intergovernmental forum’’

means—

‘‘intergovernmental relations’’

means relationships that arise between different governments or between organs of state from different governments in the conduct of their affairs;

‘‘intergovernmental structure’’

means-

‘‘intergovernmental technical support structure’’

means a structure established in terms of section 30;

‘‘local government’’

means a municipality, and includes-

‘‘mayor’’

in respect of the different types of municipalities, means-

‘‘MEC for local government’’

means the member of a provincial Executive Council who is responsible for local government matters in the province;

‘‘Minister’’

means the Cabinet member responsible for provincial and local government;

‘‘Minmec’’

means a standing intergovernmental body consisting of at least a Cabinet member and members of the provincial Executive Councils responsible for functional areas similar to those of the Cabinet member;

‘‘municipal entity’’

has the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the Municipal Systems Act, and includes any corporate body regarded as a municipal entity in terms of section 31(2) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 44 of 2003);

‘‘municipality’’

‘‘municipal organ of state’’

means an organ of state in a municipality or a municipal entity;

‘‘Municipal Systems Act’’

means the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000);

‘‘national government’’

means the national executive established by Chapter 5 of the Constitution, and includes all national organs of state;

‘‘national organ of state’’

means an organ of state in the national sphere of government;

‘‘organised local government’’

‘‘organ of state’’

means an organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution, excluding those listed in section 2(2);

‘‘provincial government’’

means the provincial executive established by Chapter 6 of the Constitution for each province, and includes all provincial organs of state in that province;

‘‘provincial organ of state’’

means an organ of state in the provincial sphere of government;

‘‘statutory function’’

means a function assigned by—

‘‘statutory power’’

means a power conferred by—