In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Adjustments Appropriation Bill"

means the bill that provides for adjustments to the Appropriation Act necessary to give effect to a national adjustments budget referred to in section 30 of the Public Finance Management Act;

[Definition substituted by section 1(a) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"advisory board"

means the chairpersons of the committees of finance and appropriations in each House as well as the house chairpersons of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces;

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"budgetary revenue and expenditure"

means the revenue and expenditure that is approved through the annual appropriation and revenue Acts;

"Chairperson"

means the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces or, when applicable, the office-bearer acting as Chairperson of the Council;

"committee"

means a committee, subcommittee or joint committee consisting of members of Parliament and established in terms of the standing rules or legislation;

[Definition substituted by section 1(c) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"committee on appropriations"

means the committee in each House established in terms of section 4(3) responsible for considering matters of expenditure;

"committee on finance"

means the committee in each House established in terms of section 4(1) responsible for considering macro-economic, fiscal and revenue policy;

"contingent liabilities"

means implicit government liabilities that may arise out of contractual and non-contractual obligations;

"day"

means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or a day on which Parliament is in recess;

"department"

means a national department or a national government component as defined in the Public Finance Management Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(d) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"Division of Revenue Bill"

means the Bill which which must be introduced in the National Assembly annually in terms of section 10 of the Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Act, 1997 (Act No. 97 of 1997), pursuant to section 214(1) of the Constitution;

[Definition substituted by section 1(e) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"Executive Authority"

means the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, acting jointly;

[Definition inserted by section 1(f) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"extra-budgetary revenue and expenditure"

means the financial implication of government transactions that are not included in the annual appropriation act or revenue acts;

"Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act"

means the Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009);

[Definition inserted by section 1(g) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"fiscal framework"

means the framework covering the period of the MTEF that gives effect to the national executive’s macro-economic policy and includes—

[Definition substituted by section 1(h) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"House"

means the National Assembly or the National Council of Provinces, as the case requires;

"joint rules"

means the rules referred to in section 45 of the Constitution;

"main division within a vote"

has the same meaning as defined in the Public Finance Management Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(i) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"medium term budget policy statement"

means the medium term budget policy statement referred to in section 6;

"MTEF"

means the Medium Term Expenditure Framework that—

[Definition inserted by section 1(j) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"Minister"

means the Cabinet member responsible for national financial matters;

"money Bill"

is a Bill referred to in section 77 of the Constitution, or part of such a Bill;

"national adjustments budget"

means the national adjustments budget referred to in section 30 of the Public Finance Management Act;

"national budget"

means the national annual budget referred to in section 27 of the Public Finance Management Act;

"National Treasury"

means the National Treasury established by section 5 of the Public Financial Management Act;

"Parliament"

means the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces referred to in section 42 of the Constitution;

[Definition substituted by section 1(k) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"Public Finance Management Act"

means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);

[Definition substituted by section 1(l) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"revenue Bills"

means Bills that impose or abolish national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges or which abolish reduce or grant exemption from any national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges;

"Secretary"

[Definition deleted by section 1(m) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"Speaker"

means Speaker of the National Assembly or, when applicable, the office bearer acting as Speaker;

"standing rules"

means the rules made by the National Assembly or the National Council of Provinces in terms of section 57 or 70 of the Constitution, or the joint rules, as the case requires;

"the Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"this Act"

includes the regulations made under section 16A; and

[Definition inserted by section 1(n) of Notice No. 17, GG 42170, dated 17 January 2019]

"vote"

has the same meaning as defined in the Public Finance Management Act.