Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)

Chapter 5 : Integrated Development Planning

(1)	A municipality must undertake developmentally-oriented planning so as to ensure that it—

(a)	strives to achieve the objects of local government set out in section 152 of the Constitution;

(b)	gives effect to its developmental duties as required by section 153 of the Constitution; and

(c)	together with other organs of state contribute to the progressive realisation of the fundamental rights contained in sections 24, 25, 26, 27 and 29 of the Constitution.

(2)	Subsection (1) must be read with Chapter 1 of the Development Facilitation Act, 1995 (Act No. 67 of 1995).

[Commencement date of section 23: 1 July 2001]