4 No. 22932
Government Gazette, 14 December 2001
| Act No. 61, 2001
|
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 2001
|
Substitution of section 77 of Act 108 of 1996
2. The following section is hereby substituted for section 77 of the Constitution:
“Money Bills
77. (1) A Bill [that] is a money Bill if it—
(a)
appropriates money;
[or]
(b)
imposes
national taxes, levies,
[or] duties
or surcharges [is a money Bill];
(c)
abolishes or reduces, or grants exemptions from, any national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or
(d)
authorises direct charges against the National Revenue Fund, except a Bill envisaged in section 214 authorising direct charges.
(2) A money Bill may not deal with any other matter except—
(a)
a subordinate matter incidental to the appropriation of money;
[or]
(b)
the imposition,
abolition or reduction of
national taxes, levies,
[or] duties
or surcharges;
(c)
the granting of exemption from national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or
(d)
the authorisation of direct charges against the National Revenue Fund.
[(2)](3) All money Bills must be considered in accordance with the procedure established by section 75. An Act of Parliament must provide for a procedure to amend money Bills before Parliament.”.
Substitution of section 120 of Act 108 of 1996
3. The following section is hereby substituted for section 120 of the Constitution:
“Money Bills
120. (1) A Bill [that] is a money Bill if it—
(a)
appropriates money;
[or]
(b)
imposes
provincial taxes, levies,
[or] duties
or surcharges [is a money Bill];
(c)
abolishes or reduces, or grants exemptions from, any provincial taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or
(d)
authorises direct charges against a Provincial Revenue Fund.
(2) A money Bill may not deal with any other matter except—
(a)
a subordinate matter incidental to the appropriation of money;
[or]
(b)
the imposition,
abolition or reduction of
provincial taxes, levies,
[or] duties
or surcharges;
(c)
the granting of exemption from provincial taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or
(d)
the authorisation of direct charges against a Provincial Revenue Fund.
[(2)](3) A provincial Act must provide for a procedure by which the province's legislature may amend a money Bill.”.
Amendment of section 163 of Act 108 of 1996
4. Section 163 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraph:
“(b)
determine procedures by which local government may—
