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