Chapter 7: Local Government
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vote may be taken on any matter.
(b) All questions concerning matters mentioned in subsection (2) are determined
by a decision taken by a Municipal Council with a supporting vote of a majority
of its members.
(c) All other questions before a Municipal Council are decided by a majority of the
votes cast.
No by-law may be passed by a Municipal Council unless—
(a) all the members of the Council have been given reasonable notice; and
(b) the proposed by-law has been published for public comment.
National legislation may provide criteria for determining—
(a) the size of a Municipal Council;
(b) whether Municipal Councils may elect an executive committee or any other
committee; or
(c) the size of the executive committee or any other committee of a Municipal
Council.
A Municipal Council may make by-laws which prescribe rules and orders for—
(a) its internal arrangements;
(b) its business and proceedings; and
(c) the establishment, composition, procedures, powers and functions of its
committees.
A Municipal Council must conduct its business in an open manner, and may close
its sittings, or those of its committees, only when it is reasonable to do so having
regard to the nature of the business being transacted.
Members of a Municipal Council are entitled to participate in its proceedings and
those of its committees in a manner that—
(a) allows parties and interests reflected within the Council to be fairly
represented;
(b) is consistent with democracy; and
(c) may be regulated by national legislation.
Privilege
161. � Provincial legislation within the framework of national legislation may provide for
privileges and immunities of Municipal Councils and their members.
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