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Division of Revenue Act, 2013 (Act No. 2 of 2013)

Chapter 3 : Conditional Allocations to Provinces and Municipalities

Part 4 : Matters relating to Schedule 1 to 7 allocations

22. Payment schedule

 

 

1)
a) The National Treasury must, after consultation with the accounting officer of the provincial treasury, determine the payment schedule for the transfer of a province's equitable share allocation.
b) In determining the payment schedule, the National Treasury must take into account the monthly expenditure commitments of provinces and seek to minimise risk and debt servicing costs for national and provincial government.
c) Despite paragraph (a), the National Treasury may, for cash management purposes relating to the corporation for public deposits account or when an intervention in terms of section 100 of the Constitution takes place, on such conditions as it may determine, advance funds to a province in respect of its equitable share or a portion of it which has not yet fallen due for transfer in terms of the payment schedule.
d) Any advances in terms of paragraph (c) must be offset against transfers to the province which would otherwise become due in terms of the payment schedule.

 

2)
a) The National Treasury must, after consultation with the accounting officer of the national department responsible for local government, determine the payment schedule for the transfer of a municipality's equitable share allocation.
b) Despite paragraph (a), National Treasury may approve a request or direct that the equitable share or a portion of the equitable share which has not yet fallen due for transfer in terms of the payment schedule, be advanced to a municipality-
i) after  consultation  with  the  accounting  officer  of  the  national  department responsible for local government;
ii) for purposes of cash management in the municipality or an intervention in terms of section 139 of the Constitution or section 137, 139 or 150 of the Municipal Finance Management Act; and
iii) on such conditions as it may determine.
c) Any advances in terms of paragraph (b) must be offset against transfers to the municipality which would otherwise become due in terms of the payment schedule.

 

3)
a) Subject to section 27(1), the National Treasury must, within 14 days after this Act takes effect, approve the payment schedule for the transfer of an allocation listed in Schedule 4 or 5 to a province or municipality.
b) The transferring national officer of a Schedule 4 or 5 allocation must submit a payment schedule to the National Treasury for approval before the first transfer is made.
c) Before the submission of a payment schedule in terms of paragraph (b), the transferring national officer must, in relation to-
i) a Schedule 4 allocation, consult the relevant receiving officer; and
ii) a Schedule 5 allocation, consult the relevant province or municipality.
d) The National Treasury must determine the requirements regarding payment schedules for the transfer of allocations listed in Schedule 6.

 

4) The transferring national officer of a Schedule 4 or 5 allocation must provide the receiving officer and the relevant provincial treasury with a copy of the approved payment schedule before making the first transfer in terms thereof.

 

5) The transfer of a Schedule 4 or 5 allocation to a municipality must accord with the financial year.

 


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