| (1) |
Any remuneration paid to a councillor of a municipality otherwise than in accordance with section 167(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003) including any bonus, bursary, loan, advance or other benefit, is an irregular expenditure and the municipality— |
| (a) |
must recover that remuneration from the political office bearer or member; and |
| (b) |
may not write-off any expenditure incurred by the municipality in paying or giving that remuneration. |
| (c) |
must be reported to the MEC within 30 days of becoming aware. |
| (2) |
The MEC must report to the Minister— |
| (a) |
any transgression of subsection (1); and |
| (b) |
any non-compliance with this Notice. |
within 14 days from the date when the MEC became aware of such transgression or non-compliance.