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the State President shall appoint―

(2) All executive acts relating to the affairs of every such province shall be performed in the name of the administrator of the province, who shall together with the other members of the executive committee of the province constitute the executive authority of the province and carry on the administration of provincial affairs relating to the province.

(3) In the appointment of the administrator and the other members of an executive committee for a province, the State President shall as far as practicable give preference to persons resident in such province.

8. (1) The State President may from time to time appoint from among the members of the executive committee of a province an acting administrator to exercise and to perform the powers and duties of the administrator of the province whenever he is for any reason unable to do so or while the office of administrator is vacant.

(2) The State President may appoint any such acting administrator with retrospective effect.

9. (1) The administrator and every other member of the executive committee of a province shall before assuming his official duties make and subscribe before the judge-president or any other judge of the division of the Supreme Court within the area of jurisdiction of which the seat of the provincial government concerned is situate, an oath in the following form: I, A.B., do hereby swear to be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, and undertake before God to abide by this allegiance; to hold my office as administrator/member of the executive committee of the province C.D. with honour and dignity; to respect and uphold the Constitution and all other law of the Republic; to be a true and faithful counsellor; not to divulge directly or indirectly any matters brought before the executive committee or entrusted to me to keep secret; and to perform the duties of my office conscientiously and to the best of my ability.

So help me God. (2) The said administrator and other members of the executive committee may in lieu of the oath mentioned in subsection (1), make and subscribe a solemn affirmation in corresponding form.

10. (1) The salary and allowances (if any) of any administrator, acting administrator and member of an executive committee of any province shall be fixed by the State President.

(2) There shall be no differentiation as regards such salaries and allowances in respect of the various administrators, acting administrators and members of the executive committees of the different provinces.

11. (1) An administrator and the members of an executive committee of a province shall hold office during the State President’s pleasure, but not for longer than five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(2) Any casual vacancy arising in the executive committee of a province shall be filled by the appointment by the State President, in accordance with subsection (1), of a person to hold office.

12. An administrator may make rules regulating the proceedings of the executive committee of a province.