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Act No. 22 of 1963.

Act

To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, and to validate certain sittings of provincial councils.

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(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 23rd March, 1963.)

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Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―

Amendment of section 76 of Act 32 of 1961.

1. Section seventy-six of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-section (4) of the following sub-section:

“(4)  (a)		A member of the provincial council shall not forfeit his seat by reason of his having been elected as a member of the executive committee.
(b)		A member of the executive committee shall not be disqualified from being elected or nominated as a member of the Senate, the House of Assembly or the provincial council.
(c)		A member of the executive committee who becomes a member of the Senate or the House of Assembly shall cease to be a member of the executive committee with effect from the date on which he becomes a member of the Senate or the House of Assembly.
(d)		A member of the executive committee shall not be disqualified from being appointed as deputy-administrator under sub-section (4) of section sixty-six and any such member so appointed shall as from the termination of the appointment resume his office and functions as a member of such executive committee unless his successor has in the meantime been elected under the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section.”.

Validation of certain sittings of provincial councils.

2. Any sitting held by a provincial council after the thirty-first day of May, 1961, but before the commencement of this Act, for which the time was not fixed as provided by sub-section (1) of section seventy-two of the principal Act, shall be deemed

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