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Article 80 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
80
Chapter
CHAPTER 4 — PARLIAMENT
Index row title
(1) Members of the National Assembly may apply to the Constitutional Court for an order declaring that all or part of an Act of Parliament is unconstitutional.
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
06477448-1723-4c77-a2b6-ae5e758d53e2

134 words

Verbatim text

order declaring that all or part of an Act of Parliament is unconstitutional. (2) An application— (a) must be supported by at least one third of the members of the National Assembly; and (b) must be made within 30 days of the date on which the President assented to and signed the Act. (3) The Constitutional Court may order that all or part of an Act that is the subject of an application in terms of subsection (1) has no force until the Court has decided the application if— (a) the interests of justice require this; and (b) the application has a reasonable prospect of success. (4) If an application is unsuccessful, and did not have a reasonable prospect of success, the Constitutional Court may order the applicants to pay costs. Publication of Acts

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 80 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 4 — PARLIAMENT”.
  • The passage runs to about 134 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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