Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983/1989-06-09

as amended by

Constitution Amendment Act, No. 105 of 1984

Powers and Privileges of Parliament and the Constitution Amendment Act, No. 99 of 1985

Provincial Government Act, No. 69 of 1986

Constitution Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1987

Constitution Amendment Act, No. 50 of 1988

Constitution Third Amendment Act, No. 101 of 1988

Constitution Fourth Amendment Act, No. 71 of 1989

50. (1) A delimitation commission, having delimited the electoral divisions of a House, shall submit to the State President―

a list of the electoral divisions, with the names given to them by the commission and, if the commission considers it necessary, a description of the boundaries or any part of the boundaries of any division.

a map or maps showing the electoral divisions into which the provinces have been divided; such further particulars as it considers necessary.

(2) The State President may refer to the commission for its consideration all matters relating to such list or arising out of the powers or duties of the commission.

(3) The State President shall by proclamation in the Gazette make known the names of the electoral divisions as finally settled and certified by the commission, or a majority thereof, on the aforesaid map or maps, and thereafter, until there shall be a redivision, the electoral divisions so named and settled, shall be the electoral divisions of the House in question in the Republic and the provinces.

(4) The map or maps so certified shall be filed at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer referred to in section 5 (1) (a) of the Electoral Act, 1979, and such map or maps, together with any description contemplated in subsection (1) (a), shall be conclusive evidence of the boundaries of the electoral divisions as settled by the commission.

(6) (a) The State President may by proclamation in the Gazette alter the name of any electoral division as made known under subsection (3).

(b) The name given to any electoral division under paragraph (a) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), be the name of that electoral division until there shall be a redivision.