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Schedule 4

Functional Areas of Concurrent National and Provincial Legislative Competence

Part A

    Administration of indigenous forests
    Agriculture
    Airports other than international and national airports
    Animal control and diseases
    Casinos, racing, gambling and wagering, excluding lotteries and sports pools
    Consumer protection
    Cultural matters
    Disaster management
    Education at all levels, excluding tertiary education
    Environment
    Health services
    Housing
    Indigenous law and customary law, subject to Chapter 12 of the Constitution
    Industrial promotion
    Language policy and the regulation of official languages to the extent that the provisions of section 6 of the Constitution expressly confer upon the provincial legislatures legislative competence
    Media services directly controlled or provided by the provincial government, subject to section 192
    Nature conservation, excluding national parks, national botanical gardens and marine resources
    Police to the extent that the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Constitution confer upon the provincial legislatures legislative competence
    Pollution control
    Population development
    Property transfer fees
    Provincial public enterprises in respect of the functional areas in this Schedule and Schedule 5
    Public transport
    Public works only in respect of the needs of provincial government departments in the discharge of their responsibilities to administer functions specifically assigned to them in terms of the Constitution or any other law
    Regional planning and development
    Road traffic regulation
    Soil conservation
    Tourism
    Trade
    Traditional leadership, subject to Chapter 12 of the Constitution
    Urban and rural development
    Vehicle licensing
    Welfare services

Part B

The following local government matters to the extent set out in section 155(6)(a) and (7):

    Air pollution
    Building regulations
    Child care facilities
    Electricity and gas reticulation
    Firefighting services
    Local tourism
    Municipal airports
    Municipal planning
    Municipal health services
    Municipal public transport
    Municipal public works only in respect of the needs of municipalities in the discharge of their responsibilities to administer functions specifically assigned to them under this Constitution or any other law
    Pontoons, ferries, jetties, piers and harbours, excluding the regulation of international and national shipping and matters related thereto
    Stormwater management systems in built-up areas
    Trading regulations
    Water and sanitation services limited to potable water supply systems and domestic waste-water and sewage disposal systems

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