Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)

Chapter 6 : Provinces

Provincial Legislatures

120. Money Bills

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(1)A Bill is a money Bill if it—
(a)appropriates money;
(b)imposes provincial taxes, levies, duties or surcharges
(c)abolishes or reduces, or grants exemptions from, any provincial taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or
(d)authorises direct charges against a Provincial Revenue Fund.

 

(2)A money Bill may not deal with any other matter except—
(a)a subordinate matter incidental to the appropriation of money;
(b)the imposition, abolition or reduction of provincial taxes, levies, duties or surcharges;
(c)the granting of exemption from provincial taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or
(d)the authorisation of direct charges against a Provincial Revenue Fund.

 

(3)A provincial Act must provide for a procedure by which the province’s legislature may amend a money Bill.