Chief Whip definition

Chief Whip means the chief whip of the majority party;

Chief Whip means the Councillor elected by the majority of the Members of Council who provides a supportive function to the Council, in conjunction with the Whips, to ensure the smooth functioning of Council meetings;

Chief Whip means the Whip of the ruling party in the Council who must, together with other Whips ensure the smooth functioning of the Council, or the member so designated by the political parties in the Council who do not enjoy an outright majority.

Examples of Chief Whip in a sentence

• At this stage, the Monitoring Officer or Deputy Monitoring Officer can ask the Chief Whip who carried out the preliminary investigation for copies of any relevant information which he/she has obtained in order to assist them.

• The Chief Whip, in conjunction with the Leader of the Group, will explore every possibility, which can include liaison with the Chief Whip of the complainant Member’s Group, of finding a mutually acceptable resolution of the complaint if he / she determines that it is valid.

• Currently the Municipality has designated three Councillors as full time, that is, Mayor, Speaker and Chief Whip.

• In consultation with the Chief Whip and Chair of the sub-committee or committee concerned, the Head of Democratic Services & Scrutiny will decide to which meeting the deputation is asked to attend to raise their issue of concern.

• VACANCIES AND AD HOC AMENDMENTS OF MEMBERS The filling of membership vacancies, or ad hoc amendments of members, shall be submitted to the Chief Whip of Council for immediate implementation and a report in such regard shall be submitted to Council for cognisance only.

More Definitions of Chief Whip

Chief Whip means the person elected as the Chief Whip of the Council; “Committee” shall mean any committee established in the municipality, including committees established in terms of section 79 and 80 of the Structures Act; “Constitution” shall mean the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

Chief Whip means the Member designated as the Chief Whip by the parliamentary party or parties forming the Government;

Chief Whip means the person elected as Chief Whip of Council;

Chief Whip means the person elected as the chief whip of the council.

Chief Whip. , means a political officer in the Council whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the Council attend and vote as the Council’s Leadership desires;

Chief Whip means a Councilor chosen by the majority party providing a supportive function to the Council, in conjunction with the Political Whips, ensuring the smooth functioning of Council and committee meetings;

Chief Whip means a member of a political party represented in the Provincial Parliament designated by that political party in terms of Rule 79 to lead the whippery of that party;