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Article 112 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
112
Chapter
CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES
Index row title
(1) Except where the Constitution provides otherwise—
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
f4e71799-c6cf-4a0f-bbcb-8cb49d67bef5

139 words

Verbatim text

(a) a majority of the members of a provincial legislature must be present before a vote may be taken on a Bill or an amendment to a Bill; (b) at least one third of the members must be present before a vote may be taken on any other question before the legislature; and (c) all questions before a provincial legislature are decided by a majority of the votes cast. (2) The member presiding at a meeting of a provincial legislature has no deliberative vote, but— (a) must cast a deciding vote when there is an equal number of votes on each side of a question; and (b) may cast a deliberative vote when a question must be decided with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the legislature. Permanent delegates’ rights in provincial legislatures

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 112 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES”.
  • The passage runs to about 139 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equal”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) Except where the Constitution provides otherwise—”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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