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Chapter 14—General Provisions

“provincial legislation” includes —

subordinate legislation made in terms of a provincial Act; and legislation that was in force when the Constitution took effect and that is administered by a provincial government.

Inconsistencies between different texts

In the event of an inconsistency between different texts of the Constitution, the English text prevails.

Transitional arrangements

Schedule 6 applies to the transition to the new constitutional order established by this Constitution, and any matter incidental to that transition.

Repeal of laws

The laws mentioned in Schedule 7  are repealed, subject to  section 243  and  Schedule 6.

Short title and commencement

This Act is called the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and comes into effect as soon as possible on a date set by the President by proclamation, which may not be a date later than 1 July 1997.

The President may set different dates before the date mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of different provisions of the Constitution.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, a reference in a provision of the Constitution to a time when the Constitution took effect must be construed as a reference to the time when that provision took effect.

If a different date is set for any particular provision of the Constitution in terms of subsection (2), any corresponding provision of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act 200 of 1993), mentioned in the proclamation, is repealed with effect from the same date.

Sections 213 ,  214  ,  215  ,  216  ,  218  ,  226  ,  227  ,  228  ,  229  and  230  come into effect on 1 January 1998, but this does not preclude the enactment in terms of this Constitution of legislation envisaged in any of these provisions before that date. Until that date any corresponding and incidental provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, remain in force.