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Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003)
Notice No. 1838 of 2003
Act
Preamble
Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Application
1. Definitions and application
Chapter 2 : Traditional Communities and Traditional Councils
2. Recognition of traditional communities
3. Establishment and recognition of traditional councils
4. Functions of traditional councils
5. Partnerships between municipalities and traditional councils
6. Support to traditional councils
7. Withdrawal of recognition of traditional communities
Chapter 3 : Leadership Positions within Institution of Traditional Leadership
Part 1 : Introduction
8. Recognition of traditional leadership positions
Part 2 : Kings and queens
9. Recognition of kings and queens
10. Removal of kings or queens
Part 3 : Senior traditional leaders, headmen and headwomen
11. Recognition of senior traditional leaders, headmen or headwomen
12. Removal of senior traditional leaders, headmen and headwomen
Part 4 : General provisions regarding traditional leaders
13. Recognition of regents
14. Persons acting as traditional leader
15. Deputy traditional leaders
Chapter 4 : Houses of Traditional Leaders
16. Houses of traditional leaders in Republic
17. Local houses of traditional leaders
18. Referral of Bills to National House of Traditional Leaders
Chapter 5 : Roles and Functions of Traditional Leadership
19. Functions of traditional leaders
20. Guiding principles for allocation of roles and functions
Chapter 6 : Dispute Resolution and Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims
21. Dispute resolution
22. Establishment of Commission
23. Appointment of members of Commission
24. Vacancies
25. Functions of Commission
26. Decisions of Commission
Chapter 7 : General Provisions
27. Code of conduct
28. Transitional arrangements
29. Amendment of Act 20 of 1998, as amended by Act 21 of 2000
30. Short title and commencement
Schedule
Code of Conduct
Notices
Recognition of King Thulare Victor Thulare of the Kingship of Bapedi
Notice No. 449 of 2020
Recognition of Amampondomise Kingship in the Republic of South Africa
Notice No. 805 of 2020
Recognition of King Ahlangene Cyprian Sigcau as the King of AmaXhosa Kingship in the Republic of South Africa
Notice No. 175 of 2021
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