NCOP

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NCOP is South Africa’s upper house of Parliament, representing the country’s nine provinces in the national legislative process.

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NCOP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of Parliament of South Africa
legislative body
upper house of parliament
chamberType upper house
constitutionalBasis Constitution of South Africa
surface form: Chapter 4 of the Constitution of South Africa
constitutionalFunction participates in amending the Constitution
provides forum for public consideration of issues affecting provinces
represents provincial interests at national level
country South Africa
delegationRepresents each province of South Africa
electoralSystem indirect election by provincial legislatures
establishedBy Constitution of South Africa
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
establishedInYear 1997
fullName National Council of Provinces
hasAbbreviation NCOP self-link
hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
hasPermanentDelegatesPerProvince 6
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
hasSpecialDelegatesPerProvince 4
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.gov.za/ncop
jurisdiction South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa
language Afrikaans
English
Sepedi
Sesotho
Setswana
Tshivenda
Xitsonga
isiNdebele
isiXhosa
isiZulu
siSwati
legislativeRole considers bills affecting provinces
facilitates involvement of provinces in national legislation
participates in national legislative process
meetsAt Parliament House, Cape Town
surface form: Parliament of South Africa, Cape Town
meetsInCity Cape Town
membershipStructure provincial delegations
numberOfDelegations 9
numberOfProvincesRepresented 9
oversees national executive in matters affecting provinces
partOf Parliament of South Africa
replaced Senate of South Africa
represents provinces of South Africa
totalMembers 90
typeOfRepresentation provincial representation
worksWith National Assembly of South Africa

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