Section 341: Resignations

(1) Any person who is appointed or elected to an office established by this Constitution may resign from that office by written notice addressed to the person that appointed or elected the office-holder concerned, but in the case of—

    (a) the President, the notice must be addressed to the Speaker;

    (b) the President of the Senate or his or her deputy, the notice must be addressed to the

Clerk of Parliament or announced to the Senate;

    (c) the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, the notice must be

addressed to the Clerk of Parliament or announced to the National Assembly;

    (d) a Senator, the notice must be addressed to the president of the Senate;

    (e) a Member of the National Assembly, the notice must be addressed to the Speaker;

    (f) a member of a provincial or metropolitan council, the notice must be addressed to the

chairperson of the council;

[Paragraph substituted by s. 23 of Act No. 2 of 2021]

    (g) …

[Paragraph repealed by s. 23 of Act No. 2 of 2021]

    (h) a member of a local authority, the notice must be addressed to the chief executive

officer of the council.

(2) A person’s resignation from an office established by this Constitution takes effect on the date or at the time indicated in the notice of resignation or, if no date or time is indicated, when the notice is received by the person to whom it is addressed or by anyone else who is authorised by that person to receive it.