# Article 227 of the Constitution of South Africa

- Jurisdiction: South Africa (ZA)
- Article: 227
- Chapter (as indexed): CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS
- Source document: The South Africa Constitution
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## Verbatim text

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(a) is entitled to an equitable share of revenue raised nationally to enable it to
provide basic services and perform the functions allocated to it; and
(b) may receive other allocations from national government revenue, either
conditionally or unconditionally.
(2) Additional revenue raised by provinces or municipalities may not be deducted from
their share of revenue raised nationally, or from other allocations made to them Chapter 13: Finance
out of national government revenue. Equally, there is no obligation on the national
government to compensate provinces or municipalities that do not raise revenue
commensurate with their fiscal capacity and tax base.
(3) A province’s equitable share of revenue raised nationally must be transferred to
the province promptly and without deduction, except when the transfer has been
stopped in terms of section 216.
(4) A province must provide for itself any resources that it requires, in terms of a
provision of its provincial constitution, that are additional to its requirements
envisaged in the Constitution.
[Date of commencement of s. 227: 1 January 1998]
Provincial taxes
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- The index files this text under article 227 of the Constitution of South Africa.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS”.
- The passage runs to about 173 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “Equally”).
- **Caveat:** The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) Local government and each province—”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.
- **Caveat:** The index gives this passage an article number but stores a body fragment where a heading would be, so the number could not be cross-checked against the text. Check it against the official Constitution before relying on it in a citation.

> This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

## How to cite this

Constitution of South Africa, article 227, Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/aeda2285-fcdf-4b8e-b044-919a73024687 (accessed 25 October 2026).

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- [Constitution of South Africa](https://www.portablelawyer.app/countries/8bc72f0c-9ab9-458b-8230-af753676f856)
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Portable Lawyer · Article 227 of the Constitution of South Africa (chapter: “CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS”). (a) is entitled to an equitable share of revenue raised nationally to enable it to provide basic services and perform the functions allocated to it; and (b) may receive other…