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Article 217 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
217
Chapter
CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS
Index row title
(1) When an organ of state in the national, provincial or local sphere of government, or any other institution identified in national legislation, contracts for goods
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
f4dfa61b-49b4-4868-9c5f-9b7ff57105f2

106 words

Verbatim text

or services, it must do so in accordance with a system which is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective. Chapter 13: Finance (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the organs of state or institutions referred to in that subsection from implementing a procurement policy providing for— (a) categories of preference in the allocation of contracts; and (b) the protection or advancement of persons, or categories of persons, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination. (3) National legislation must prescribe a framework within which the policy referred to in subsection (2) must be implemented. [Sub-s. (3) substituted by s. 6 of the Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001.] Government guarantees

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 217 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS”.
  • The passage runs to about 106 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “discrimination”).

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