Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Act, 2011
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Division of Revenue Act, 2023 (Act No. 5 of 2023)Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Objects of Act2. Objects of Act |
The objects of this Act are—
(a) | as required by section 214(1) of the Constitution, to provide for— |
(i) | the equitable division of revenue raised nationally among the three spheres of government; |
(ii) | the determination of each province’s equitable share of the provincial share of that revenue; and |
(iii) | other allocations to provinces, local government or municipalities from the national government’s share of that revenue and conditions on which those allocations are made; |
(b) | to promote predictability and certainty in respect of all allocations to provinces and municipalities, in order that provinces and municipalities may plan their budgets over a multi-year period and thereby promote better coordination between policy, planning and budgeting; and |
(c) | to promote transparency and accountability in the resource allocation process, by ensuring that all allocations, except Schedule 6 allocations, are reflected on the budgets of provinces and municipalities and the expenditure of conditional allocations is reported on by the receiving provincial departments and municipalities. |