Powers and Functions
Section 156, read together with Schedules 4B and 5B of the Constitution sets out the functions of a Municipality. Section 84 of the Municipal Structures Act regulates the division of these functions between the District and Local Municipality. The following table indicates the functions that Bergrivier Municipality is authorised to perform.
Air pollution
Beaches and amusement facilities
Yes
Building regulations
Billboards and the display of advertisements in public places
Yes
Childcare facilities
Cemeteries, funeral parlours and crematoria
Yes
Electricity and gas reticulation
Cleansing
Yes
Firefighting services
Control of public nuisances
Yes
Local tourism
Control of undertakings that sell liquor to the public
Yes
Municipal airports
Facilities for the accommodation, care and burial of animals
Yes
Municipal planning
Fencing and fences
Yes
Municipal health services
Licensing of dogs
No (WCDM)
Municipal health services
Licensing and control of undertakings that sell food to the public
No
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
Local amenities
Yes
Pontoons, ferries, jetties, piers and harbours, excluding the regulation of international and national shipping and matters related thereto
Local sport facilities
Yes
Storm water management systems in built-up areas
Markets
Yes
Trading regulations
Municipal abattoirs
Yes
Water and sanitation services limited to potable water supply systems and domestic wastewater and sewage disposal systems
Municipal parks and recreation
Municipal roads
Noise pollution
Pounds
Public places
Refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal
Street trading
Street lighting
Traffic and parking
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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