Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001
Parliament of South Africa
  • Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to change the title of the President of the Constitutional Court to that of Chief Justice; to provide for the offices of Deputy Chief Justice, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal; to provide for the extension of the term of office of a Constitutional Court judge; to further regulate the appointment of Deputy Ministers; to make provision for municipal borrowing powers and to enable a Municipal Council to bind itself and a future Council in the exercise of its legislative and executive authority to secure loans or investments for the municipality; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Enacted1 November 2001
Assented to20 November 2001
Commenced21 November 2001
Legislative history
Bill titleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Bill
Bill citationB68B—2001
Introduced byPenuel Maduna, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
Introduced12 September 2001
Amends
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Amended by
Citation of Constitutional Laws Act, 2005 (amended short title)

The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa made a number of changes, most importantly giving the title of "Chief Justice" to the head of the Constitutional Court instead of the head of the Supreme Court of Appeal. It was passed by the National Assembly with the requisite two-thirds majority (279 votes in favour) on 1 November 2001,[1] and signed by President Thabo Mbeki on 20 November; it was published and came into force on the following day.

  1. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Bill; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Bill; Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Bill (Second Reading debate)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Republic of South Africa: National Assembly. 1 November 2005. p. 86. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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