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