Article 115 of the Constitution of South Africa

Verbatim text

(a) summon any person to appear before it to give evidence on oath or affirmation, or to produce documents; (b) require any person or provincial institution to report to it; (c) compel, in terms of provincial legislation or the rules and orders, any person or institution to comply with a summons or requirement in terms of paragraph (a) or (b); and (d) receive petitions, representations or submissions from any interested persons or institutions. Internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures of provincial legislatures

What this means

The index files this text under article 115 of the Constitution of South Africa.
The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES”.
The row is titled “A provincial legislature or any of its committees may—”.
The passage runs to about 81 words.

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