Decision-making by non-elected members

This paper draws attention to new provisions in the 1972 Local Government Act which enable non-elected persons to determine local authority policies, through their co-option on to sub-committees with delegated powers. It sets out these provisions in the light of previous legislation and discusses why they were introduced. It then points out one area of local authority administration in which they are likely to be implemented, involving new systems for tenant participation in council housing management. A concluding section raises some questions about the implications of these provisions for the legislative process in general, in particular the ability of legislative changes to have unintended consequences

Administration (probate law) · Business · Delegated authority · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Law and economics · Legislation · Legislative process · Legislature · Local authority · Local government · Political science · Traditional authority · Unintended consequences · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration