Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003)Chapter 7 : Responsibilities of Mayors55. Report to provincial executive if conditions for provincial intervention exist |
If a municipality has not approved an annual budget by the first day of the budget year or if the municipality encounters a serious financial problem referred to in section 136, the mayor of the municipality—
| (a) | must immediately report the matter to the MEC for local government in the province; and |
| (b) | may recommend to the MEC an appropriate provincial intervention in terms of section 139 of the Constitution. |