8. General empowerment
- A municipality has all the functions and powers conferred by or assigned to it in terms of the Constitution, and must exercise them subject to Chapter 5 of the Municipal Structures Act.
 - A municipality has the right to do anything reasonably necessary for, or incidental to, the effective performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers.
 
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Table of contents
- Preamble
 - Chapter 1: Interpretation
 - Chapter 2: Legal nature and rights and duties of municipalities
 - Chapter 3: Functions and powers
- 8. General empowerment
 - 9. Assignments initiated by the executive to municipalities generally
 - 10. Assignments initiated by the executive to specific municipalities
 - 11. Executive and legislative authority
 - 12. Legislative procedures
 - 13. Publication of by-laws
 - 14. Standard draft by-law
 - 15. Municipal code
 
 - Chapter 4: Community participation
 - Chapter 5: Integrated development planning
 - Chapter 6: Performance management
 - Chapter 7: Local public administration and human resources
 - Chapter 8: Municipal services
 - Chapter 9: Credit control and debt collection
 - Chapter 10: Provincial and National Monitoring and Standard Setting
 - Chapter 11: Legal matters
 - Chapter 12: Miscellaneous
 - Schedule 1: Code of conduct for councillors
 - Schedule 2: Code of conduct for municipal staff members
 - Schedule 3: Legislation Amended
 - Amendment no. 7 of 2011
 

