Law Making (Bills & Acts)
Legal Services
ROLE PLAYERS IN THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature is comprised of the Members, Speakers office and the Administrative section. The legal service unit plays a supporting role.
LEGISLATIVE MANDATE OF THE LEGAL
Law making:
The Legislature receives ordinary Bills affecting Provinces from National Parliament in terms of section 76 of the Constitution, 1996.
The legal unit’s role on the section 76 Bills is to:
- Attend briefings by the NCOP on the relevant Bill(s)
- Legal technical comment, summary of legislation and clarification for public hearings.
The unit may be requested to draft, edit and give legal technical comment on Provincial legislation.
Oversight:
- Advise members on oversight matters during committee meetings.
- Assist departments in the legislature administration by drafting legal opinions on constitutional and administrative law as well as general legal matters (contracts, service issues.)
- Member of the procurement committee ( assessment of tenders)
- Gazette management for the legislature administration (official newspaper, legislation needs to be published for validity).
- Theft and losses( motor vehicle accidents)
- Claims against the institution ( defend or settle )
- Research on relevant legal topics within the administration
- Attend committee meetings.
Northern Cape Petition Act, 2009
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