11. Intervention in administration
A councillor may not, except as provided by law-
- interfere in the management or administration of any department of the municipal council unless mandated by council;
- give or purport to give any instruction to any employee of the council except when authorised to do so;
- obstruct or attempt to obstruct the implementation of any decision of the council or a committee by an employee of the council; or
- encourage or participate in any conduct which would cause or contribute to mal-administration in the council.
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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
- 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
- Preamble
- 1. Definitions
- 2. General conduct of councillors
- 3. Attendance at meetings
- 4. Sanctions for non-attendance of meetings
- 5. Disclosure of interests
- 6. Personal gain
- 7. Declaration of interests
- 8. Full-time councillors
- 9. Rewards, gifts and favours
- 10. Unauthorised disclosure of information
- 11. Intervention in administration
- 12. Council property
- 13. Duty of chairpersons of municipal councils
- 14. Breaches of Code
- 15. Application of Code to traditional leaders
- Schedule 2: Code of conduct for municipal staff members
- Schedule 3: Legislation Amended
- Amendment no. 7 of 2011