Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

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


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Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial legislature
unicameral legislature
abbreviation ECPL
building Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature complex
constitutionalStatus one of nine provincial legislatures of South Africa
country South Africa
electoralDistrict Eastern Cape province NERFINISHED
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
elects Premier of the Eastern Cape
establishedUnder Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
governingLaw Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Eastern Cape Provincial Constitution (if any enabling provincial legislation)
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee portfolio committees
hasFunction approves provincial budget
conducts oversight over provincial departments
facilitates public participation in law-making
passes provincial legislation
hasJurisdictionOver Eastern Cape provincial government
hasPower enact laws on exclusive provincial competences
enact laws on functional areas of concurrent national and provincial competence
hasRuleBook Standing Rules of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
jurisdiction Eastern Cape province NERFINISHED
language Afrikaans
English
isiXhosa
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Bhisho
meetsFrequency as determined by its rules and annual programme
meetsIn Bhisho
oversightMechanism budget review and recommendations
committee hearings
question time
partOf Government of the Eastern Cape
provincial government of South Africa
predecessor Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (interim under 1993 Constitution)
role makes provincial laws
oversees provincial executive
seat Bhisho
supervises Executive Council of the Eastern Cape
termLength 5 years
usesConstitutionalSection Schedule 4 of the Constitution of South Africa
Schedule 5 of the Constitution of South Africa
votingSystem closed-list proportional representation
website https://www.eclegislature.gov.za/

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature ("Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature complex")
building
Bhisho
hasGovernmentBody
Eastern Cape
legislature
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature ("Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (interim under 1993 Constitution)")
predecessor

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