Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012 | |
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Parliament of South Africa | |
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Passed by | National Assembly |
Passed | 20 November 2012 |
Assented to | 1 February 2013 |
Commenced | 23 August 2013 |
Legislative history | |
Bill title | Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Bill |
Bill citation | B6—2011 |
Introduced by | Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development |
Introduced | 2 June 2011 |
Amends | |
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | |
Related legislation | |
Superior Courts Act, 2013 | |
Status: In force |
The Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa (formally the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012) made a number of changes to the structure of the South African judiciary. The bill for the amendment was passed by the National Assembly on 20 November 2012 with the required two-thirds majority;[1] because it is a constitutional amendment not affecting the provinces it was not required to be voted on by the National Council of Provinces. The act was signed by President Jacob Zuma on 1 February 2013, and a presidential proclamation brought it into force on 23 August 2013.[2] The amendment came into force simultaneously with the Superior Courts Act, 2013, which implemented a major rationalisation and restructuring of the judicial system.