Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Chapter 7 : Local Public Administration and Human ResourcesPart 2 : Political structures, political office bearers and roles56A. Limitation of political rights of municipal managers and managers directly accountable to municipal managers |
| (1) | A municipal manager or manager directly accountable to a municipal manager may not hold political office in a political party, whether in a permanent, temporary or acting capacity. |
| (2) | This section does not apply to a person appointed as municipal manager or a manager directly accountable to the municipal manager when subsection (1) takes effect. |
[Section 56A inserted by section 5 of Act No. 7 of 2011]