National Council of Provinces
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The National Council of Provinces is the upper house of South Africa’s Parliament, representing the country’s nine provinces in the national legislative process.
Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
component of Parliament of South Africa
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legislative body → upper house of parliament → |
| abbreviation |
NCOP
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| chamberType |
upper house
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| constitutionalChapter |
Chapter 4 of the Constitution of South Africa
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| constitutionalStatus |
one of two houses of Parliament of South Africa
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| country |
South Africa
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| createdBy |
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
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| eachProvinceHasOneVote |
true
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| electoralSystem |
indirect election via provincial legislatures
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| establishedInYear |
1997
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| hasCommitteeType |
select committees
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standing committees → |
| hasFunction |
participating in oversight of national executive
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providing a national forum for public consideration of issues affecting provinces → representing provincial interests at national level → |
| hasLegislativeRole |
consideration of bills affecting provinces
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facilitating involvement of provinces in national government → participation in national legislative process → public participation in legislative process → |
| hasNumberOfDelegatesPerProvince |
10
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| hasPermanentDelegatesPerProvince |
6
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| hasSpecialDelegatesPerProvince |
4
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| hasTotalDelegates |
90
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| language |
Afrikaans
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English → Sepedi → Sesotho → Setswana → Tshivenda → Xitsonga → isiNdebele → isiXhosa → isiZulu → |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of South Africa, section 60–72
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| meetingPlace |
Parliament of South Africa buildings
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| meetsIn |
Cape Town
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| numberOfProvincesRepresented |
9
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| otherChamber |
National Assembly of South Africa
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| partOf |
Parliament of South Africa
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| passesTypeOfBill |
section 74 constitutional amendment bills affecting provinces
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section 75 ordinary bills not affecting provinces → section 76 ordinary bills affecting provinces → section 77 money bills (limited role) → |
| presidingOfficerTitle |
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
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| replaces |
Senate of South Africa
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| represents |
provinces of South Africa
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| termLength |
5 years
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| votingSystem |
voting by provincial delegations
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Government of National Unity (South Africa)
("National Council of Provinces (from 1997)")
→
Parliament of South Africa → South Africa → |
upperHouse |
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Premier of the Northern Cape
("National Council of Provinces ex officio delegation")
→
Premier of the Western Cape ("National Council of Provinces ex officio delegation from Western Cape (through appointment of special delegates)") → |
memberOf |
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Parliament of South Africa
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hasChamber |
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Cape Town
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hasGovernmentBody |
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National Council of Provinces
("Senate of South Africa")
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replaces |