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Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009)

Chapter 4 : Cash Management and Investment

28. Restrictions on borrowing, guarantees and other transactions

 

(1) Parliament may not—
(a) borrow money;
(b) issue a guarantee or security; or
(c) enter into any other similar transaction that binds or may bind it to any future financial commitment.

 

(2) Neither the state nor Parliament is bound by a loan, guarantee, security or other transaction entered into in breach of subsection (1).

 

(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent Parliament from—
(a) issuing or being bound by guarantees for loans in terms of a housing or motor vehicle scheme administered by Parliament for its employees;
(b) entering into any operating lease agreement for the use of property or equipment; or
(c) using credit cards, fleet management cards or other credit facilities repayable within 30 days from the date on which an account is rendered.