Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

Constitution Eleventh Amendment Act of 2003
Parliament of South Africa
  • Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to provide for Bills regulating certain financial matters to be dealt with in terms of section 76 (1) of the Constitution; to change the name of the Northern Province to Limpopo; to further regulate provincial intervention in local government; and to further regulate the process of review by the National Council of Provinces where there has been national executive intervention in provincial government and provincial executive intervention in local government; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Enacted25 March 2003
Assented to9 April 2003
Commenced11 July 2003
Legislative history
Bill titleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa Third Amendment Bill
Bill citationB33B—2002
Introduced byPenuel Maduna, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
Introduced14 August 2002
Amends
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Amended by
Citation of Constitutional Laws Act, 2005 (amended short title)

The Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa renamed the Northern Province to Limpopo, altered the procedure for intervention by the national government in a failing provincial government and intervention by a provincial government in a failing municipality, and expanded the powers of the provincial executive when it intervenes in a municipality.

The bill was passed by the National Assembly on 25 February 2003 with 305 votes in favour, more than the required two-thirds majority, and by the National Council of Provinces on 25 March with all nine provinces in favour. It was signed by President Thabo Mbeki on 9 April, and came into force on 11 July.

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