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Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998)

Notices

Determination of Upper Limits of Salaries, Allowances and Benefits of Different Members of Municipal Councils

16. Overpayment

 

(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.