Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Secretary, Divisional Council of Kimberley
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 4/KIM
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1881 – 1979
History
The Division and District of Kimberley was constituted as part of the Province of Griqualand West in terms of Ordinance No 8 of1879. Ordinance No 9 of 27 March 1879 provided for the establishments of Divisional Councils in the Province of Griqualand West. The first meeting of the Divisional Council of Kimberley was held on 16 September 1881 (The Statute Law of Griqualand West, pp284 – 287).
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Kimberley was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Barkly West and Herbert to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Vaal River (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061 dated 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174 dated 18 July 1979).
Places
Northern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Kimberley.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Kimberley.
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
4/KIM
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
29 April 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
The Statute Law of Griqualand West.
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette.
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette.