No. 30 Of 1996: Post Office Appropriation Act, 1996

POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION ACT
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
No. 958 5 June 1996

NO. 30 OF 1996: POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION ACT, 1996

It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act which is hereby published for general information:-

ACT

To appropriate a sum of money for the requirements of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 1997.

(Afrikaans text signed by the President.)

(Assented to 30 May 1996.)

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-

Appropriation of money for requirements of Department

1. Subject to the provisions of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958), there are hereby appropriated, as a charge to the Post Office Fund, for the requirements of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 1997, the sums of money set forth in the Schedule.

Purposes to which money shall be applied

2. The money appropriated by section 1 shall be applied to the purposes set forth in the Schedule and more particularly specified in the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications (R.P. 15A-1 996), as submitted to and approved by Parliament.

Limitation on exceeding of certain appropriated amount

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12F(3) and (4) of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958), an amount appropriated by this Act to provide for personal entertainment may not be exceeded otherwise than in accordance with an authority granted under section 12F(5)(a) of the Post Office Act, 1958.

Short title

4. This Act shall be called the Post Office Appropriation Act, 1996 .

SCHEDULE

Subhead Description Amount (R)

1.0 Operating expenditure

1.1 Staff expenses 32 817 000

1.2 Material and services 2 673 000

1.3 Accommodation 5 262 000

1.4 Transport 2 469 000

1.5 International commitments 3 410 000

1.6 Services rendered by other departments of State, successor companies, consultants and agents 13 051 000

1.7 Losses 1 023 000

1.8 Depreciation of assets 7 089 000

1.9 Financing costs 1 000

1.10 Miscellaneous 198 000

1.11 Establishment of a Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 3 255 000

2.0 Capital expenditure

2.1 Electronic support equipment for control of radio activities 10 341 000

2.2 Vehicles 180 000

2.3 Office equipment and labour-saving devices 1 000 000

2.4 Private automatic branch exchange 50 000

3.0 Withdrawal from the Post Office Fund of amounts to be appropriated from the operating surplus

3.1 Transfer to National Revenue Fund 49 800 000

TOTAL 132 619 000

Subhead	Description	Amount (R)
1.0	Operating expenditure
1.1	Staff expenses	32 817 000
1.2	Material and services	2 673 000
1.3	Accommodation	5 262 000
1.4	Transport	2 469 000
1.5	International commitments	3 410 000
1.6	Services rendered by other departments of State, successor companies, consultants and agents	13 051 000
1.7	Losses	1 023 000
1.8	Depreciation of assets	7 089 000
1.9	Financing costs	1 000
1.10	Miscellaneous	198 000
1.11	Establishment of a Telecommunications Regulatory Authority	3 255 000
2.0	Capital expenditure
2.1	Electronic support equipment for control of radio activities	10 341 000
2.2	Vehicles	180 000
2.3	Office equipment and labour-saving devices	1 000 000
2.4	Private automatic branch exchange	50 000
3.0	Withdrawal from the Post Office Fund of amounts to be appropriated from the operating surplus
3.1	Transfer to National Revenue Fund	49 800 000
TOTAL		132 619 000