Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Chapter 7 : Local Public Administration and Human ResourcesPart 4 : Staff matters71A. Participation of staff members in elections |
| (1) | A staff member may be a candidate for election to the National Assembly or a provincial legislature or may be nominated as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces subject to the Code of Conduct for Municipal Staff Members contemplated in Schedule 2, and any other prescribed limits and conditions as may be regulated by the Minister. |
| (2) | A staff member who is nominated as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, must resign not later than the date on which he or she is appointed as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces in the manner contemplated in section 61(2)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. |
| (3) | A staff member may be a candidate for election to a municipal council subject to the Code of Conduct for Municipal Staff Members contemplated in Schedule 2 and any other prescribed limits and conditions as may be regulated by the Minister. |
[Section 71A inserted by section 14 of Act No. 19 of 2008]