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.

SCHEDULE 4, PART B FUNCTIONS	YES/NO	SCHEDULE 5, PART B FUNCTIONS	YES/NO
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