Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997

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The Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997 is the foundational legal document that defines the governmental structure, powers, and rights framework of South Africa’s Western Cape province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational law
legal document
provincial constitution
aimsTo promote democratic governance in the Western Cape
protect fundamental rights in the Western Cape
appliesTo Western Cape
basedOn Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
contains provisions on human rights
provisions on provincial executive authority
provisions on provincial financial management
provisions on provincial legislative authority
provisions on public administration in the Western Cape
provisions on traditional and cultural matters in the Western Cape
country South Africa
defines governmental structure of the Western Cape
powers of the Western Cape provincial government
rights framework in the Western Cape
enactedBy Western Cape Provincial Parliament
establishes Premier of the Western Cape
Western Cape Provincial Cabinet
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
institutional framework of the Western Cape government
frameworkFor provincial executive action in the Western Cape
provincial legislation in the Western Cape
provincial oversight and accountability mechanisms
governs provincial government of the Western Cape
provincial public institutions in the Western Cape
hasTitle Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
jurisdiction Province of the Western Cape
linked to: Western Cape
language Afrikaans
English
isiXhosa
legalStatus supreme law of the Western Cape subject to the national Constitution
legalSystem South African law
partOf constitutional framework of South Africa
region Western Cape Province
linked to: Western Cape
regulates exercise of public power in the Western Cape
relationship between provincial organs of state in the Western Cape
requires consistency with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
subjectOf South African constitutional scholarship
provincial constitutional law
subordinateTo Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
typeOfLaw sub‑national constitutional law

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Western Cape Provincial Parliament follows Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Premier of the Western Cape officeCreatedBy Constitution of the Western Cape
linked to: Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Premier of the Western Cape constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Premier of the Western Cape subordinateTo Constitution of the Western Cape
linked to: Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Western Cape Provincial Government constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997 hasTitle Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Western Cape Provincial Parliament Building associatedWith Constitution of the Western Cape
linked to: Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament legalBasis Western Cape Provincial Constitution
linked to: Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997