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No. 2 of 1994: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1994

Amendment to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, so as to change the name of the province of Natal to "Kwazulu/Natal"; to extend the legislative powers of provincial legislatures; to further regulate the financial and fiscal affairs of the provinces to ensure greater provincial powers; to provide that provinces may adopt constitutions in terms of which legislative and executive structures and procedures may differ from those provided for in the Constitution; to provide for the establishment of a Volkstaat Council and to set out its function; to make provision for seperate ballot papers in respect of the election for the National Assembly and for the provincial legislatures; to provide for the entrenchment of the boundaries and the powers and functions of the provinces; and to authorise constitutional provision for communities sharing a common cultural and language heritage to exercise a form of self-determination; and to provide for matters in connection therewith.


Language
English
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Number of pages
14pp.
Publisher

President of the Republic of South Africa