Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996)

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Act of Parliament of South Africa South African statute

The Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996) is South African legislation that establishes the legal framework, powers, and functions of the country’s Independent Electoral Commission and regulates the conduct of elections.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of South Africa ⓘ South African statute ⓘ
actNumber	Act No. 51 of 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure free and fair elections in South Africa ⓘ promote impartiality in the management of elections ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IEC Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	municipal elections in South Africa ⓘ national elections in South Africa ⓘ provincial elections in South Africa ⓘ
basedOn	constitutional principles of democracy and regular elections ⓘ
category	1996 in South African law ⓘ Electoral law in South Africa ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
defines	composition of the Electoral Commission ⓘ conditions of appointment of commissioners ⓘ functions of the Electoral Commission ⓘ grounds and procedures for removal of commissioners ⓘ powers of the Electoral Commission ⓘ term of office of commissioners ⓘ
enactedUnder	post-apartheid constitutional order of South Africa ⓘ
ensures	administrative framework for managing elections ⓘ
establishes	Electoral Commission of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	relationship between the Electoral Commission and other organs of state ⓘ
implements	Section 190 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force, as amended ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	South African electoral legislative framework ⓘ
providesFor	accountability of the Electoral Commission to the National Assembly ⓘ appointment of the Chief Electoral Officer ⓘ establishment of the administration of the Electoral Commission ⓘ independence of the Electoral Commission ⓘ
publishedIn	Government Gazette of the Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to establish the Electoral Commission ⓘ to provide for the administration and functioning of the Electoral Commission ⓘ to regulate the composition, powers and functions of the Electoral Commission ⓘ to regulate the conduct of elections in South Africa ⓘ
regulates	finances of the Electoral Commission ⓘ meetings and decision-making procedures of the Electoral Commission ⓘ staff of the Electoral Commission ⓘ
relatedTo	Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000) NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle	Electoral Commission Act, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	election administration ⓘ electoral law ⓘ independent electoral management body ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1996 ⓘ

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Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) → governedBy → Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996) ⓘ