Chapter 6: Provinces (a) � provincial legislative or executive structures and procedures that differ from those provided for in this Chapter; or (b) � the institution, role, authority and status of a traditional monarch, where applicable. (2) � Provisions included in a provincial constitution or constitutional amendment in terms of paragraphs (a) or (b) of subsection (1)— (a) must comply with the values in section 1 and with Chapter 3; and (b) may not confer on the province any power or function that falls— (i) � outside the area of provincial competence in terms of Schedules 4 and 5; or (ii) � outside the powers and functions conferred on the province by other sections of the Constitution. Certification of provincial constitutions 144. � (1) If a provincial legislature has passed or amended a constitution, the Speaker of the legislature must submit the text of the constitution or constitutional amendment to the Constitutional Court for certification. (2) No text of a provincial constitution or constitutional amendment becomes law until the Constitutional Court has certified— (a) � that the text has been passed in accordance with section 142; and (b) � that the whole text complies with section 143. Signing, publication and safekeeping of provincial constitutions 145. � (1) The Premier of a province must assent to and sign the text of a provincial constitution or constitutional amendment that has been certified by the Constitutional Court. (2) � The text assented to and signed by the Premier must be published in the national Government Gazette and takes effect on publication or on a later date determined in terms of that constitution or amendment. (3) � The signed text of a provincial constitution or constitutional amendment is conclusive evidence of its provisions and, after publication, must be entrusted to the Constitutional Court for safekeeping. 73

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