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Article 147 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
147
Chapter
CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES
Index row title
(1) If there is a conflict between national legislation and a provision of a provincial
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
0e7bee66-0b7a-4e29-a6ac-3957b5498365

114 words

Verbatim text

constitution with regard to— (a) a matter concerning which this Constitution specifically requires or envisages the enactment of national legislation, the national legislation prevails over the affected provision of the provincial constitution; (b) national legislative intervention in terms of section 44 (2), the national legislation prevails over the provision of the provincial constitution; or (c) a matter within a functional area listed in Schedule 4, section 146 applies as if the affected provision of the provincial constitution were provincial legislation referred to in that section. (2) National legislation referred to in section 44(2) prevails over provincial legislation in respect of matters within the functional areas listed in Schedule 5. Conflicts that cannot be resolved

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 147 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES”.
  • The passage runs to about 114 words.

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