Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018)

Regulations

Regulations regarding the funding of political parties, independent representatives and independent candidates issued in terms of section 24(2) of the Political Funding Act, 2018

5. Payment of money to represented political party and independent representative
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[Regulation 5 heading substituted by section 4(4.1) of Notice No. 3661, GG53738, 28 November 2025]

 

(1) The Commission must make the payment contemplated in section 6(7) of the Act and any additional funds received and allocated to a represented political party or independent representative—

[Words preceding Regulation 5(1)(a) substituted by section 4(4.2) of Notice No. 3661, GG53738, 28 November 2025]

(a) All allocations to which a represented political party or independent representative is entitled as determined in terms of regulations 3 and 4 of Schedule 2 of the Presidential Regulations, must be paid to the represented political party or independent representative in question in four equal instalments, each within three months of the previous payment. The first instalment must be paid within four weeks of the beginning of the financial year in question. Any additional funds received must be allocated and paid in full within 1 calendar month.
(b) only if the political party or independent representative has provided the Commission with the particulars of its bank account opened in terms of section 12(1)(b) or 12A(1)(b) of the Act and the additional information required in terms of a form substantially similar to Form PPR3A;
(c) if the political party has been allocated money from the Funds in the previous year, only if the political party has submitted to the Commission the statement contemplated in section 12(2)(d)(i) and the auditor’s opinion in terms of section 12(3)(e); and

[Regulation 5(1)(a), (b) and (c) substituted by section 4(4.3, 4.4, 4.5) of Notice No. 3661, GG53738, 28 November 2025]

(d)if the independent representative has been allocated money from the Funds in the previous year, only if the independent representative has submitted to the Commission the statement contemplated in section 12A(1)(e) and the auditor’s opinion in terms of section 12A(2)(d)

[Regulation 5(1)(d) inserted by section 4(4.6) of Notice No. 3661, GG53738, 28 November 2025]

 

(2) If the particulars provided in terms of sub-regulation (1)(b) change, the represented political party or the independent representative concerned must notify the Commission in form substantially similar to Form PPR3B within two weeks of that change.

[Regulation 5(2) substituted by section 4(4.7) of Notice No. 3661, GG53738, 28 November 2025]

 

(3) Subject to regulation 5(3) of the Presidential Regulations, all allocations from the Funds must be paid to the represented political party or independent representative in question in terms of regulations 3 and 4 of Schedule 2 of the Presidential Regulations. The payments made must be based on the money accumulated in the Multi-Party Democracy Fund from contributions received in the preceding three months.

[Regulation 5(3) substituted by section 4(4.8) of Notice No. 3661, GG53738, 28 November 2025]