Gauteng Provincial Legislature

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The Gauteng Provincial Legislature is the elected law-making body responsible for overseeing the provincial government and passing legislation in South Africa’s Gauteng province.

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Gauteng Provincial Legislature canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
provincial legislature
appliesSystemOfGovernment parliamentary system
country South Africa
electionMethod party-list proportional representation
electoralSystem proportional representation
electorate registered voters in Gauteng
elects Premier of Gauteng
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee portfolio committees
standing committees
hasFunction approves provincial budget
facilitates public participation in law-making
holds provincial executive accountable
passes provincial legislation
hasMotto Your Legislature, Your Voice
hasPower enact provincial laws within functional areas listed in the Constitution
receive and consider petitions
summon members of the provincial executive
hasRole law-making body
oversight of provincial executive
representation of provincial electorate
hasWebsite https://www.gpl.gov.za/
jurisdiction Province of Gauteng
linked to: Gauteng
language Afrikaans
English
Sepedi
Sesotho
Setswana
Tshivenda
Xitsonga
isiNdebele
isiXhosa
isiZulu
levelOfGovernment provincial
locatedIn Gauteng
locatedInCity Johannesburg CBD
meetsIn Johannesburg
meetsInBuilding Gauteng Provincial Legislature Building
oversees Gauteng Provincial Government
partOf legislatures of South Africa
system of provincial government in South Africa
replaced Transvaal Provincial Council
seats Johannesburg
supervises Gauteng Executive Council
termLength 5 years

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Gauteng Provincial Government hasLegislativePartner Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Gauteng Provincial Government executivePowerDerivedFrom Gauteng Provincial Legislature
House of Assembly of the Cape Provincial Council replacedBy Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Schedule 5 of the Constitution of South Africa appliesTo Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Premier of Gauteng accountableTo Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Premier of Gauteng appointedBy Gauteng Provincial Legislature