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Regional Councils Act, 1992
Act 22 of 1992
- Published in Government Gazette 469 on 31 August 1992
- Assented to on 28 August 1992
- There are multiple commencements
- [This is the version of this document from 9 August 2013 and includes any amendments published up to 11 October 2024.]
Provisions | Status |
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Section 1; Part I (section 2–5); Part II (section 6–17); Part III, section 18, section 19–22; Part IV, section 23–24, section 25; Part V (section 26–27); Part VI (section 28–30); Part VII (section 31–32); Part VIII (section 33–40); Part IX, section 41–44, section 46 | commenced on 31 August 1992 by Government Notice 117 of 1992. |
Part IX, section 45 | commenced on 30 November 1992 by Proclamation 39 of 1992. |
Part III, section 18A | commenced on 29 December 1997 by Act 17 of 1997. |
Part IV, section 24A–24C; Part IX, section 44A–44B | commenced on 5 March 2001 by Act 30 of 2000. |
- [Amended by Regional Councils Amendment Act, 1997 (Act 17 of 1997) on 29 December 1997]
- [Amended by Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2000 (Act 30 of 2000) on 5 March 2001]
- [Amended by Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2002 (Act 12 of 2002) on 15 February 2003]
- [Amended by Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2010 (Act 12 of 2010) on 13 August 2010]
- [Amended by Second Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2010 (Act 16 of 2010) on 25 November 2010]
- [Amended by Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 (Proclamation 25 of 2013) on 9 August 2013]
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise -“chairperson” means the chairperson of a regional council referred to in section 18;[definition of “chairperson” amended by Act 16 of 2010]“chief regional officer” means the chief regional officer of a regional council appointed under section 23;[definition of “chief regional officer” inserted by Act 12 of 2002][definition of “decentralisation” inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002][definition of “establishment” inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002]“governor” means the Governor of the region concerned appointed under section 2 of the Special Advisors and Regional Governors Appointment Act, 1990 (Act No. 6 of 1990);[definition of “governor” inserted by Act 16 of 2010][definition of “Line Ministry” inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002]“local authority council” means a local authority council as defined in section 1 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992;“management committee” means the management committee of a regional council established by section 18;“magistrate” includes any additional magistrate or assistant magistrate;“Minister” means the Minister of Local Government and Housing;[definition of “organisational component” inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002][definition of “recruitment committee” inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002]“region” means the region in respect of which a regional council has been established and which is specified in column 2 of Schedule 1;“regional council” means a regional council established under section 2;[definition of “regional officer” deleted by Act 12 of 2002]“regulation” means a regulation made under this Act;[definition of “regulation” inserted by Act 30 of 2000]“settlement area” means a settlement area declared under section 31.[The full stop after this definition should have been replaced with a semicolon after the insertion of the additional definitions below.]“staff member” means any person employed permanently or temporarily on a full-time or part-time basis or under a contract of employment, in a post on or additional to the establishment of a regional council, and includes a chief regional officer; and[definition of “staff member” inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and substituted by Act 12 of 2002]“this Act” includes the regulations.[definition of “this Act” inserted by Act 30 of 2000]Part I – ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS
2. Establishment of regional councils
3. Seats of regional councils
The place specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 opposite the name of the region of a regional council shall be the seat of that regional council.4. Constitution of regional councils
5. Appointment of delimitation commission for purposes of changes to boundaries of regions or creation of new regions, or devision or re-division of regions into constituencies
[The word “division” is misspelt in the Government Gazette, as reproduced above.]Part II – QUALIFICATIONS OF, AND DATES FOR ELECTIONS FOR, MEMBERS OF REGIONAL COUNCILS, AND MEETINGS OF REGIONAL COUNCILS
6. Qualifications of members of regional councils
7. Dates for elections for members of regional councils
8. Periods of office of members of regional councils
A member of a regional council shall, subject to the provisions of section 10(1), hold office as such a member for a period of five years -9. Oath by, and code of conduct for, members of regional councils
10. Vacation of office by members of regional councils, and filling of casual vacancies
11. Meetings of regional councils
12. Minutes of meetings
13. Inspection of, copies of and extracts from, minutes
14. Validity of certain decisions taken by regional councils and acts performed on authority of regional councils
15. Remuneration, allowances and benefits of members of regional councils
16. Contracts with, and work for, regional councils in which members are interested
17. Prohibited practices in respect of members of regional councils
Part III – MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES OF REGIONAL COUNCILS
18. Management committees of regional councils
18A. Powers, duties and functions of chairperson
A chairperson referred to in subsection (1) of section 18 shall, in respect of the region concerned -19. Manner of elections for chairperson and members of management committee
20. Vacation of office by members of management committees and filling of casual vacancies
21. Meetings of management committees
22. Powers, duties and functions of management committees
Part IV – CHIEF REGIONAL OFFICERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS OF REGIONAL COUNCILS
23. Appointment of chief regional officers and other staff members by regional councils
24. Application of Act 2 of 1980 to regional councils and chief regional officers and other staff members of regional councils
24A. ***
[section 24A inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002]24B. ***
[section 24B inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002]24C. ***
[section 24C inserted by Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by Act 12 of 2002]25. Appointment of chief regional officers or other staff members or persons in service of State without interruption of service in service of other regional councils
Part V – ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL COUNCIL
26. Elections for members of National Council by regional councils
27. Manner of elections for members of National Council by regional councils
Part VI – POWERS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF REGIONAL COUNCILS
28. Powers, duties, functions, rights and obligations of regional councils
29. Delegation of powers by President to regional councils, and by regional councils to management committees or chief regional officers or other staff members
30. Agreements between regional councils or regional councils and Government of Namibia or local authority councils in relation to exercise or performance of powers, duties and functions of regional councils, Government or local authority councils
Part VII – SETTLEMENT AREAS
31. Declaration of certain areas in regions as settlement areas
32. Management and control of settlement areas
Part VIII – FINANCIAL MATTERS
33. Funds of regional councils
34. Accounting officers of regional councils
The chief regional officer shall be the accounting officer of the regional council and shall as such be charged with the responsibility of accounting for all the moneys received, and for all the payments made, by the regional council.35. Financial year of regional councils
The financial year of a regional council shall end on 31 March in each year.36. Estimates of revenue and expenditure of regional councils
37. Application of funds of regional councils
38. Auditing of accounting records of regional councils
The accounting records of a regional council ref erred to in section 39 and its financial statements referred to in section 40 shall be audited by the Auditor-General.39. Accounting records of regional councils
40. Financial statements and audit reports
Part IX – GENERAL PROVISIONS
41. Public meetings for purposes of discussion of matters of public interest
42. Meetings of regional councils for purposes of discussion of matters of mutual interest
The Minister may at any time convene a meeting at such time and place as may be determined by him or her to which all members of all regional councils or representatives of such regional councils are invited for purposes of discussion of matters of mutual interest.43. Service of documents
44. Offences relating to regional councils
Any person who -44A. Regulations by regional councils
44B. Regulations by Minister
45. Repeal and amendment of laws
46. Short title and commencement
History of this document
09 August 2013 this version
25 November 2010
Amended by
Second Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2010
13 August 2010
Amended by
Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2010
15 February 2003
Amended by
Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2002
05 March 2001
Amended by
Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2000
29 December 1997
Amended by
Regional Councils Amendment Act, 1997
30 November 1992
31 August 1992
28 August 1992
Assented to
Cited documents 6
Act 6
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Gazette 307
Act 42
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