Third Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

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Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998 (South Africa)

What it did
- It allowed the creation of municipalities that cross provincial borders.
- If a municipal boundary crossed a provincial boundary, national legislation would set up the municipality with the agreement of the national and the relevant provincial governments and govern how it would work.
- In such cross-border municipalities, ward boundaries were not allowed to cross provincial borders.

When it happened
- Enacted by Parliament and signed by President Nelson Mandela on 20 October 1998.
- It came into force on 30 October 1998.

What happened later
- The changes were repealed by the Twelfth Amendment Act of 2005, which also changed many provincial boundaries.
- The amendment added two clauses to the Constitution, but these were removed in 2005.

Names and numbering
- Official short title: Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998.
- It was originally titled Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 1998 and was Act No. 87 of 1997, but the 2005 Citation of Constitutional Laws Act renamed it and stopped giving constitutional amendments act numbers.