Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998)

Notices

Determination of Upper Limits of Salaries, Allowances and Benefits of Different Members of Municipal Councils

17. Overpayment

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(1) Any remuneration paid to a councillor that is not in accordance with section 167(1) 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 a municipality—
(a) must recover that remuneration from the councillor concerned; 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.