Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Chapter 3 : Municipal Functions and Powers10. Assignment of functions or powers to specific municipalities by acts of executive or by agreement |
If a function or power is assigned to any specific municipality in terms of a power contained in an Act of Parliament or a provincial Act, or by agreement in terms of section 99 or 126 of the Constitution, the organ of state assigning the function or power must, before assigning the function or power, submit to the Minister and the National Treasury a memorandum—
| (a) | giving at least a three-year projection of the financial implications of that function or power for the municipality; and |
| (b) | disclosing any possible financial liabilities or risks after the three-year period; and |
| (c) | indicating how any additional expenditure by the municipality will be funded. |
[Section 10 substituted by section 3 of Act No. 44 of 2003]