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7. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES

Part B of the same section lists the competencies in which DSACR has a role in supporting and monitoring local government: • Amusement facilities • Local amenities and • Local sports facilities, markets, municipal parks and recreation facilities.

7.1 Constitutional mandates The mandate of the Gauteng DSACR s drawn directly from Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The schedule describes the functional areas of exclusive provincial legislative competence.

7.2 National and provincial legislative mandates

Part A lists the following as provincial competencies: • Archives other than national archives • Libraries other than national libraries • Museums other than national museums • Provincial cultural matters • Provincial recreation and amenities and • Provincial sport.

The Constitution provides a broad mandate whilst the national and provincial legislation and policies give effect to how the constitutional mandate is to be implemented. Table 6 below lists the national and provincial legislation and policies that inform the department’s mandate and their relevance to the department.

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