Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998)NoticesDetermination of Upper Limits of Salaries, Allowances and Benefits of Different Members of Municipal Councils17. Overpayment |
| (1) | Any remuneration paid to a councillor of a municipality otherwise than in accordance with section 167(2) 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. |
| (2) | The MEC must report to the Minister— |
| (a) | any transgression of subsection (1); and |
| (b) | any non-compliance with this Notice. |