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it is necessary to set minimum standards across the nation for the rendering of public services; it is necessary for the determination of national economic policies, the maintenance of economic unity, the protection of the environment, the promotion of inter-provincial commerce, the protection of the common market in respect of the mobility of goods, services, capital or labour, or the maintenance of national security; or the provincial law materially prejudices the economic, health or security interests of another province or the country as a whole.

(4) An Act of Parliament shall prevail over a provincial law, as provided for in subsection (3), only if it applies uniformly in all parts of the Republic.

(5) An Act of Parliament and a provincial law shall be construed as being consistent with each other, unless, and only to the extent that, they are, expressly or by necessary implication, inconsistent with each other.

(6) A provincial legislature may recommend to Parliament the passing of any law relating to any matter in respect of which such legislature is not competent to make laws or in respect of which an Act of Parliament prevails over a provincial law in terms of subsection (3).

Composition of provincial legislatures

127. (1) A provincial legislature shall consist of not fewer than 30 and not more than 100 members elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation of voters provided for in Schedule 2  and the Electoral Act, 1993.

(2) The number of seats in a provincial legislature shall, subject to subsection (1), be determined in accordance with Schedule 2.

(3) The members of a provincial legislature shall be elected from provincial lists of party candidates for the province in question.

Duration and dissolution of provincial legislatures

128. (1) A provincial legislature, as constituted in terms of an election of such legislature under this Constitution, shall, subject to subsection (2), continue for five years as from the date of such election, at the expiry of which it shall be dissolved.

(2) If during the period referred to in subsection (1) a provincial legislature is dissolved in terms of section 154  (1) or (3)(c) or  162 , the provincial legislature as constituted then, shall continue for the period up to the day immediately preceding the commencement of polling for the election of the provincial legislature held in pursuance of such dissolution.

(3) Notwithstanding any dissolution of a provincial legislature—

every person who at the date of the dissolution is a member of the provincial legislature shall remain a member thereof; the provincial legislature shall remain competent to perform its functions; and the Premier of the province shall be competent to summon the provincial legislature by proclamation in the Provincial Gazette to an extraordinary sitting for the dispatch of urgent business,

during the period for which the provincial legislature continues in terms of subsection (2) after the dissolution.

Elections

129. (1) If a provincial legislature is dissolved in terms of section 128  (1),  154  (1) or (3)(c) or  162 , the Premier of the province shall upon such dissolution, by proclamation in the Provincial Gazette call an election of such legislature, which election shall take place within 90 days after the dissolution of the legislature on a date or dates specified in the proclamation.

(2) An election referred to in subsection (1), shall be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Act, 1993.

Sittings of provincial legislature

130. (1) The Secretary of a provincial legislature shall convene such legislature within seven days after an election of such legislature.