South Africa Act, 1909/1960-06-03



as amended by

Exchequer and Audit Act, No. 21 of 1911

Appellate Division Act, No. 12 of 1920

South Africa Act, 1909, Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1925

South Africa Act, 1909, Further Amendment Act, No. 34 of 1925

Local Government (Provincial Powers) Act, No. 1 of 1926

Electoral Act, 1918, Amendment Act, No. 11 of 1926

Criminal and Magistrates’ Courts Procedure (Amendment) Act, No. 39 of 1926

Payment of Members of Parliament Act, No. 51 of 1926

Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, No. 11 of 1927

Rhodesia Appeals Act, No. 18 of 1931

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 17 of 1933

Financial Adjustments Act, No. 29 of 1933

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 45 of 1934

Status of the Union Act, No. 69 of 1934

Census Amendment Act, No. 5 of 1935

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 43 of 1935

General Law Amendment Act, No. 46 of 1935

Representation of Natives Act, No. 12 of 1936

Electoral Quota Act, No. 21 of 1937

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 13 of 1938

Constitution (Prevention of Disabilities) Act, No. 19 of 1940

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1940

Judges’ Act, No. 41 of 1941

Electoral Quota Consolidation Act, No. 30 of 1942

Financial Relations Consolidation and Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1945

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 10 of 1946

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 21 of 1946

Provincial Powers Extension Act, No. 41 of 1947

Powers and Privileges of Provincial Councils Act, No. 16 of 1948

Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, No. 37 of 1948

Deputy-Administrators Act, No. 2 of 1949

Privy Council Appeals Act, No. 16 of 1950

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 39 of 1950

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 66 of 1951

General Law Amendment Act, No. 32 of 1952

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 55 of 1952

Bantu Education Act, No. 47 of 1953

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1954

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1955

Appellate Division Quorum Act, No. 27 of 1955

Senate Act, No. 53 of 1955

General Law Amendment Act, No. 62 of 1955

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1956

Railways and Harbours Acts Further Amendment Act, No. 39 of 1956

General Law Amendment Act, No. 50 of 1956

South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, No. 1 of 1957

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 2 of 1957

General Law Amendment Act, No. 68 of 1957

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 1 of 1958

South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, No. 49 of 1958

Appellate Division Quorum Act, No. 1 of 1959

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 3 of 1959

South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, No. 48 of 1959

Offices of Profit Amendment Act, No. 49 of 1959

Supreme Court Act, No. 59 of 1959

Senate Act, No. 53 of 1960

52. (1) A member of either House of Parliament shall be incapable of sitting as a member of the other House: Provided that every Minister of State who is a member of either House of Parliament and every member of either House of Parliament holding office as a deputy to any Minister of State shall have the right to sit and speak in the Senate and the House of Assembly, but shall vote only in the House of which he is a member.

(2) A member of either House of Parliament who is chosen as a member of the other House, shall cease to be a member of such first-mentioned House with effect from the date upon which he becomes a member of such other House.

