Chapter 29:15 URBAN COUNCILS ACT 16 Application of Part III (1) This Part shall apply where the whole of a rural district council area or town area has been or is about to be incorporated within a municipality, whether or not any other area is included or to be included within the municipality at the same time. (2) Where there is any conflict or inconsistency between this Part and any other Part— (a) this Part shall prevail; and (b) such other Part shall be construed as though it had been modified accordingly. 17 Preparation for incorporation of area of rural district council or town [Section repealed by s. 22 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] 18 Provisions relating to and expenses of initial election [Section repealed by s. 22 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] 19 Employment of staff of councils which are incorporated Where prior to an incorporation the President has directed in terms of subsection (6) of section four that any employee of a rural district council or town council which, or a portion of which, is about to be incorporated shall be employed or offered employment by the municipality, notwithstanding the provisions of any agreement, award determination or regulations in force or binding in terms of the Labour Relations Act [Chapter 28:01], the municipality and any such employee shall not, in respect of such employment, be subject to such provisions until such employee has accepted or is deemed to have accepted an offer of employment made by the municipal council in a post or occupation which is covered by such agreement, award, determination or employment regulations and such employee has taken up such employment. 20 Special vacancies on town council or rural district council which is to be incorporated need not be filled If, at any time after the publication of a notice in terms of section eleven that it is intended to apply to the President for the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section four for the purpose of including a rural district council area or town area within a municipality in terms of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of that section, a special vacancy occurs among the councillors of that rural district council or town council, the Minister may direct that, notwithstanding section 103I of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:01], that special vacancy shall not be filled. [Section as amended by s. 40 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] 21 Rates on supplementary valuations may be collected in respect of period prior to incorporation Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section two hundred and seventy-six, where any supplementary valuation is made or any valuation roll is amended by a municipal council after an incorporation in respect of property which was within the rural district council area or town area incorporated, the municipal council may cause the appropriate rates to be collected in terms of that section, notwithstanding that such rates are assessed with effect from a date prior to that on which the incorporation took effect. PART IV VOTERS AND VOTERS’ ROLLS [Whole Part – sections 22 to 37 – repealed by s. 23 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] PART V ELECTION OF MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER 38 Governance of council areas (1) Subject to subsection (2), every council area shall be governed by a council. (2) Subject to the general control of a council, the control and administration of every municipality shall vest in a mayor elected in terms of this Part. 22