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Notice 478 of 1988: Transvaal Provincial Gazette vol 231 no 4556 dated 07 April 1988
Transvaal Provincial GovernmentRef: provincial-gazette-ZA-transvaal-vol-231-no-4556#nADMIN-478
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Source domain: archive.opengazettes.org.za
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What this means
This document is a notice from the Transvaal Provincial Gazette dated 7 April 1988. It establishes a committee of three people (a chairman and two others) responsible for delimiting wards for a particular election, and sets out the considerations the committee must take into account, the basis of the voter quota, the allowable deviations with director approval, and reporting/dissemination requirements. It requires the committee to submit its delimitation proposals to the director within one month of appointment, and to keep ward delimitations in force until a new delimitation is made, with details of the approved delimitation available at the Local Authority office during normal hours.
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Inspection of approved ward delimitation details
Once approved by the director, the details of the ward delimitation are made available for public inspection at the office of the local authority during normal office hours. This allows citizens and stakeholders to review how the wards have been defined.
- Who it is for
- general public, interested bodies, local residents
- How to act on it
- Visit the Local Authority office during normal office hours to inspect the approved delimitation details
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Particulars of the approved delimitation of wards shall be available for inspection at the office of the local authority during normal office hours.
Facts
Reference
provincial-gazette-ZA-transvaal-vol-231-no-4556#nADMIN-478
Key Takeaways
- reference date: 7 April 1988
- jurisdiction: Transvaal Provincial Gazette
- topic: delimitation of wards for a particular election
- composition of committee: chairman + two other persons
- considerations: community interests, means of communication, physical features, existing ward boundaries, population density, population change, representations by local authority or other bodies
- quota of voters: basis determined by paragraph 2, with up to 15% deviation allowed without director approval
- exception: no limit to deviation if director approves a different basis
- timeline: submit proposals within one month of appointment
- status: delimitation remains in force until new delimitation
- availability: details of approved delimitation available at Local Authority office
Dates
Opening Date
7 April 1988