Chapter 6: Provinces
the implementation of legislation; and
(ii) � any provincial organ of state.
Evidence or information before provincial legislatures
115.
A provincial legislature or any of its committees may—
(a) � summon any person to appear before it to give evidence on oath or
affirmation, or to produce documents;
(b) � require any person or provincial institution to report to it;
(c) � compel, in terms of provincial legislation or the rules and orders, any
person or institution to comply with a summons or requirement in terms of
paragraph (a) or (b); and
(d) � receive petitions, representations or submissions from any interested
persons or institutions.
Internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures of provincial
legislatures
116.
(1)
(2)
A provincial legislature may—
(a) � determine and control its internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures;
and
(b) � make rules and orders concerning its business, with due regard to
representative and participatory democracy, accountability, transparency and
public involvement.
The rules and orders of a provincial legislature must provide for—
(a) � the establishment, composition, powers, functions, procedures and duration of
its committees;
(b) � the participation in the proceedings of the legislature and its committees of
minority parties represented in the legislature, in a manner consistent with
democracy;
(c) financial and administrative assistance to each party represented in the
legislature, in proportion to its representation, to enable the party and its
leader to perform their functions in the legislature effectively; and
(d) � the recognition of the leader of the largest opposition party in the legislature,
as the Leader of the Opposition.
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