Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

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The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making provincial laws and overseeing the executive in South Africa’s Northern Cape province.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial legislature
unicameral legislature
abbreviation NCPL
budgetSource provincial fiscus of the Northern Cape
canAmend provincial legislation
canConduct oversight hearings
canEstablish portfolio committees
canPass provincial legislation
canRequest documents from provincial departments
canSummon members of the provincial executive
country South Africa
electoralSystem proportional representation
elects Premier of the Northern Cape
function approve provincial budget
facilitate public participation in law‑making
hold executive accountable
oversee provincial executive
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasChamber single chamber
hasCommitteeType ad hoc committee
portfolio committee
standing committee
hasPower to amend the provincial constitution within constitutional limits
to pass motions of no confidence in the provincial executive
hasRoleIn provincial policy formulation
higherLegalAuthority Constitutional Court of South Africa
Parliament of South Africa
jurisdiction Northern Cape NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Afrikaans
English
Setswana
legalBasis Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
provincial constitution and standing rules
legislativeBodyFor Northern Cape provincial government
locatedIn Northern Cape NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry South Africa
meetsIn legislative chamber in the Northern Cape
memberType Members of the Provincial Legislature
oversees Northern Cape Provincial Executive Council
partOf system of provincial government in South Africa
primaryFunction make provincial laws
responsibleFor holding the Premier of the Northern Cape accountable
oversight of provincial departments in the Northern Cape
public participation programmes in the Northern Cape
subjectTo South African constitutional law
typeOfParliament sub‑national legislature


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