Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003
Parliament of South Africa
  • Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to enable a member of the National Assembly or a provincial legislature to become a member of another party whilst retaining membership of the National Assembly or that provincial legislature; to enable an existing party to merge with another party, or to subdivide into more than one party, or to subdivide and to permit any of the subdivisions to merge with another party, whilst allowing a member of a legislature affected by such changes to retain membership of that legislature; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Enacted18 March 2003
Assented to19 March 2003
Commenced20 March 2003
Legislative history
Bill titleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa Fourth Amendment Bill
Bill citationB69B—2002
Introduced byPenuel Maduna, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
Introduced12 November 2002
Amends
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Amended by
Citation of Constitutional Laws Act, 2005 (amended short title)
Repealed by
Constitution Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment Acts of 2008 (effectively)

The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa altered the provisions relating to membership of the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures, to allow members of those bodies to cross the floor (move from one party to another) at certain times without losing their seats. It came into force on 20 March 2003, and was effectively repealed on 17 March 2009 by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.