Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act

E936526

Act of Parliament of South Africa South African statute

The Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act is a South African law that regulates and formally recognizes traditional leadership structures and their roles within the country’s system of governance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003	1
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, 2019	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of South Africa ⓘ South African statute ⓘ
aimsToEnsure	that traditional leadership is consistent with the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ that traditional leadership practices respect democratic principles ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	traditional communities in South Africa ⓘ traditional leaders in South Africa ⓘ
basedOn	Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
defines	headmanship ⓘ kingship or queenship ⓘ principal traditional leadership ⓘ senior traditional leadership ⓘ traditional community ⓘ traditional council ⓘ traditional leader ⓘ
frameworkFor	cooperative governance between traditional leaders and municipalities ⓘ participation of traditional leaders in local governance ⓘ
governsRelationshipBetween	traditional councils and municipal government ⓘ traditional leadership institutions and the state ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalArea	administrative law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ customary law in South Africa ⓘ
purpose	to define the functions of traditional councils ⓘ to integrate traditional leadership into the democratic governance system ⓘ to provide a national framework for the institution of traditional leadership in South Africa ⓘ to provide for the recognition of traditional communities ⓘ to recognize the status and roles of traditional leaders ⓘ to regulate the appointment and removal of traditional leaders ⓘ
recognizes	institution of traditional leadership in South Africa ⓘ traditional councils as governance structures ⓘ
regulates	establishment of traditional councils ⓘ functions of headmen and headwomen ⓘ functions of kings and queens ⓘ functions of principal traditional leaders ⓘ functions of senior traditional leaders ⓘ recognition of traditional communities ⓘ recognition of traditional leaders ⓘ roles of traditional leaders in governance ⓘ succession to traditional leadership positions ⓘ traditional leadership structures in South Africa ⓘ
shortName	Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	customary law ⓘ governance ⓘ traditional communities ⓘ traditional leadership ⓘ
typeOf	framework legislation ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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House of Phalo → recognizedUnder → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act ⓘ

King of the Xhosa → legalFramework → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003

King of the Xhosa → legalFramework → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, 2019