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Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Western Cape Provincial Legislature
CitationAct No. 1 of 1998 (Western Cape)
Territorial extentWestern Cape
Enacted byWestern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assented to15 January 1998
Commenced16 January 1998
Status: In force

The Constitution of the Western Cape is, subject to the Constitution of South Africa, the highest law regulating the structure and powers of the government of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was enacted by the Western Cape Provincial Legislature in terms of Chapter 6 of the national constitution, and came into force on 16 January 1998.[1] The Western Cape is the only South African province to have adopted a constitution.

  1. ^ Brand, Dirk (2000). "The Western Cape Provincial Constitution". Rutgers Law Journal. 31 (4). Rutgers School of Law: 961–970.

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