A municipality must review and decide on the appropriate mechanism to provide a municipal service when-
- preparing or reviewing its integrated development plan;
- a new municipal service is to be provided;
- an existing municipal service is to be significantly upgraded, extended or improved;
- a performance evaluation in terms of Chapter 6 requires a review of the delivery mechanism;
- the municipality is restructured or reorganised in terms of the Municipal Structures Act;
- requested by the local community through mechanisms, processes and procedures established in terms of Chapter 4; or
- instructed to do so by the provincial executive acting in terms of section 139(1)(a) of the Constitution.