Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Amendment Bill: Explanatory summary

11th August 2017

To amend the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act, 2008 so as to amend and insert certain definitions; to clarify which instruments the Act applies to; to correct the powers and functions of the committees dealing with matters related to the Act; to clarify and amend the procedure, resultant reporting and periods involved in the amendment of money Bills; to repeal certain provisions; to establish the Parliamentary Budget  Office  as  a  juristic  person  and  to strengthen  the  accountability  model  of  the Parliamentary Budget Office; and to provide for matters connected therewith.