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“(4) The first members of the Commission after the commencement of this Constitution, shall be appointed within [60] 120 days of the first sitting of the Senate under this Constitution.”.

Amendment of section 120 of Act 200 of 1993

9. Section 120 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the substitution for the expression “Commission on Gender Issues” of the expression “Commission on Gender Equality”.

Amendment of section 135 of Act 200 of 1993

10. Section 135 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection: “(4) There shall, subject to section 207(2), be paid out of and as a charge on the Provincial Revenue Fund of a province to a member of the legislature of that province such [salary] remuneration and allowances [,and upon his or her retirement, or to his or her widow or widower upon his or her death, such pension and pension benefits,] as may be prescribed by or determined under a law of the provincial legislature.”.

Amendment of section 149 of Act 200 of 1993

11. Section 149 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (10) of the following subsection: “(10) There shall, subject to section 207(2), be paid out of and as a charge on the Provincial Revenue Fund of a province to the Premier [or] and to a member of the Executive Council of such province such [salary] remuneration and allowances [, and upon his or her retirement, or to his or her widow or widower upon his or her death, such pension and pension benefits,] as may be prescribed by or determined under a law of the provincial legislature.”.

Amendment of section 185 of Act 200 of 1993

12. Section 185 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the substitution for the proviso to subsection (2) of the following proviso: “Provided that revenue to which a province is entitled in terms of section 155(2)(a) [and], (b), (c) and (d) shall form a direct charge against the National Revenue Fund to be credited to the respective Provincial Revenue Funds.”.

Insertion of section 190A in Act 200 of 1993

13. (1) The following section is hereby inserted in the Constitution after section 190: “ Pensions of political office-bearers

190A. (1) There shall be paid out of and as a charge on the pension fund referred to in subsection (2) to a political office-bearer upon his or her retirement as a political office-bearer, or to his or her widow or widower or dependent or any other category of persons as may be determined in the rules of such pension fund upon his or her death, such pension and pension benefits as may be determined in terms of the said rules.

(2) A pension fund shall be established for the purposes of this section after consultation with a committee appointed by Parliament, and such a fund shall be registered in terms of and be subject to the laws governing the registration and control of pension funds in the Republic.

(3) All political office-bearers shall be members of the said pension fund.