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The Village Management Board of Citrusdal was constituted on 13 September 1922 under Proclamation No 199 of 1922 in terms of Ordinance No 11 of 1921.

The Municipality of Citrusdal was constituted on 1 March 1957 under Proclamation No 197, 1956 in terms of Ordinance No 19, 1951 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 2837, 26 October 1956).

In terms of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act 209 of 1993) the Municipality of Citrusdal was dissolved with effect from 1 January 1995 and the Citrusdal Transitional Local Council established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette No 4814, 30 December 1994, Proclamation No 108, 28 December 1994).

In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Citrusdal Transitional Local Council together with the Graafwater Municipality, Clanwilliam Transitional Representative Council, Clanwilliam Transitional Local Council, Lamberts Bay Municipality, Piketberg Transitional Representative Council and the Vanrhynsdorp Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Cederberg Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5589, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 482, 22 September 2000). The Cederberg Local Municipality forms part of the larger West Coast District Municipality.

Clanwilliam, formerly known as Jan Disselsvlei, formed part of the district of Stellenbosch until 1808 when it was annexed to the newly established district of Tulbagh. It then also became a sub-drosdy. The assistant magistrate's seat of office was on the loan farm Jan Disselsvlei, specially bought for this purpose. This sub-drosdy was renamed Clanwilliam in January 1814. On 1 January 1828 a resident magistrate was appointed to the Clanwilliam district.

The magistrate's office was burnt down during the Anglo-Boer War and most of the records prior to 1902 were destroyed.

The magistrate held periodical courts at Citrusdal, Lamberts Bay, Van Puttensvlei and Vanrhynsdorp.