Transcription of The Basic Provisions of the Constitution
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Department of Justice and constitutional DevelopmentTel: 012 315 1111 Private Bag X81, Pretoria, The original English text is the official text of the Constitution PREAMBLE, FOUNDING Provisions AND BILL OF RIGHTSThe Basic Provisionsof the Constitutionof the Republic of South Africa, 1996, Made Easy for LearnersThe Basic Provisionsof the Constitutionof the Republic of South Africa, 1996, Made Easy for LearnersPreamble, Founding Provisions and Bill of RightsINTRODUCTIONWHAT IS A Constitution ?A Constitution is a body of fundamental principles according to which a State is to be governed.
enshrines key constitutional principles and, because they are so important they are more difficult to change. Section 1 may only be amended by a Bill passed by the National Assembly, with a supporting vote of at least 75 per cent of its members and the National Council of Provinces, with a supporting vote of at least six provinces.
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