CHAPTER 02:07
NTLO YA DIKGOSI (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES)

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Immunity from legal proceedings

    4.    Freedom from arrest

    5.    Execution of process

    6.    Entry to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi

    7.    Regulation of admission to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi

    8.    Order of withdrawal from the Ntlo ya Dikgosi

    9.    Offences relating to admittance to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi

    10.    Other offences

    11.    Acceptance of bribes by Members

    12.    Penalty for printing false copy of minutes of proceedings

    13.    Protection of persons responsible for publications authorised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi

    14.    Publication of proceedings without malice

    15.    Exclusion of jurisdiction of the courts

    16.    Powers of officers

    17.    Powers of arrest

    18.    Chairperson may order words out of order not to be published

Law 31, 1965,
L.N. 84, 1966,
Act 9, 1980,
Act 11, 2005,
S.I. 92, 2006.

An Act to determine and regulate the privileges, immunities and powers of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi and its Members.

[Date of Commencement: 31st December, 1965]

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Ntlo ya Dikgosi (Powers and Privileges) Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context—

    "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, and includes any other Member when such other Member is presiding at a meeting of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi;

    "Member" means any Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi;

    "Ntlo ya Dikgosi" means the Ntlo ya Dikgosi established by section 77(1) of the Constitution;

[11 of 2005, s. 3.]

    "officer of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi" means the Secretary or any other person acting as an officer of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi under the orders of the Chairperson within the precincts of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, and includes any member of the Botswana Police Force on duty within the precincts of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi;