enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Constitution Second Amendment Act of 1998 (1998)

If a Municipal Council is dissolved in terms of national legislation, or when its term expires, an election must be held within 90 days of the date that Council was dissolved or its term expired.
(3) A Municipal Council, other than a Council that has been dissolved following an intervention in terms of section 139, remains competent to function from the time it is dissolved or its term expires, until the newly elected Council has been declared elected.”.
Amendment of section 178 of Act 108 of 1996
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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Constitution Second Amendment Act of 1998 (1998)

The following section is hereby substituted for section 159 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) :
“Terms of Municipal Councils
159. (1) The term of a Municipal Council may be no more than [four] five years, as determined by national legislation.
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