PROCLAMATION

by the

Acting President of the Republic of South Africa

No. R. 57, 1997

REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND PERMANENT DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

In terms of section 2 (1) of the Payment of Members of Parliament Act, 1994 (Act No. 6 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), read with section 85 (2) (e) of and items 2 (1) and 3 (1) (b) of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996) (hereinafter referred to as the Constitution), and having given due regard to the recommendations of the Commission on Remuneration of Representatives published in Government Notice No. R. 1983 of 29 November 1996, I hereby determine that the annual remuneration and allowances for the various grades of Members and office-bearers of Parliament specified in column 1 of the Schedules shall be as follows:

In respect of Grades A1, B and C2, the remuneration and allowances specified in column 2 of Schedule A shall be applicable with effect from 1 July 1996 up to and including 31 December 1996.
In respect of Grades A1, B, C2, C1, D2, D1 and E2, the remuneration and allowances specified in column 2 of Schedule B shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 1997.
In respect of Grade F, the remuneration and allowances specified in column 2 of Schedule B shall be applicable with effect from 1 April 1997:

Provided that the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) shall apply only to a person who, on or after the date of this Proclamation, is or becomes a Member of the National Assembly or a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces.

In terms of section 2 (3) of the Act I determine the amount of R40,000 per annum as that portion of the Remuneration of a Member of Parliament to which paragraph (d) of section 8 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962), shall apply with effect from 1 March 1997.

In this Proclamation, unless the context indicates otherwise, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, the Constitution, or in the Rules and Orders contemplated in sections 57 and 70 of the Constitution, shall bear that meaning, and

"Whip" means a Whip (other than the Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip of the Majority Party and the Chief Whip of the Largest Minority Party) for any political party represented in a House, designated by the leader of that party in that House, and approved in writing by the Speaker of the National Assembly or the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, as the case may be, as being reasonably necessary for the smooth working of Parliament.

Proclamation No. 85, 1995, of 22 September 1995 is hereby repealed.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Forth day of September, One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-seven.

M. G. BUTHELEZI
Acting President

By Order of the Acting President-in-Cabinet:

M. V. MOOSA
Minister of the Cabinet

SCHEDULE A

GRADING STRUCTURE, REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE

	Column 1		Column 2
Grade	Office	Basic salary in rand per annum*	Motor vehicle allowance in rand per annum	Total remuneration in rand per annum
Grade C2 Grade B. Grade A1	Parliamentary Counsellor: Deputy President Chairperson of Committees Chairperson of a Committee Chief Whip of the Largest Minority Party Leader of a House Whip Member of the National Assembly (NA) Senator	203 775 203 775 203 775 203 775 182 000 203 900 179 750 179 750	42 111 42 111 42 111 42 111 42 111 42 111 42 111 42 111	245 886 245 886 245 886 245 886 224 111 246 011 221 861 221 861

* Includes the amount of R36,000 determined in paragraph 2 of Proclamation No. 85, 1995 of 22 September 1995 as the amount to which paragraph (d) of section 8 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962), shall apply.

SCHEDULE B

GRADING STRUCTURE, REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES TO BE PAID TO MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND PERMANENT DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

	COLUMN 1		COLUMN 2
Grade	Office	Basic salary in rand per annum*	Motor vehicle allowance in rand per annum	Total remuneration in rand per annum
Grade F. Grade E2 Grade D1 Grade D2 Grade C1 Grade C2 Grade B. Grade A1	Speaker: National Assembly Chairperson: National Council of Provinces Deputy Speaker: National Assembly Deputy Chairperson: National Council of Provinces electe in terms of section 64 (2) of the Constitution Parliamentary Counsellor: President Chief Whip of Majority Party in a House Leader of the Opposition in terms of section 57 (2) (d) of the Constitution Parliamentary Counselor: Deputy President Chairperson of Committees Chairperson of a Committee Chief Whip of the Largest Opposition Party Deputy Chief Whip of Majority Party Leader of a House Whip Leader of a Minority Party other than the Largest Opposition Party Deputy Chairperson of Committees Member of the National Assembly Senator, and after the commencement of the Constitution, a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces)	379 330 264 298 243 322 243 322 243 322 235 814 226 330 201 319	94 832 66 074 60 830 60 830 60 830 58 954 56 582 50 330	474 162 330 372 304 152 304 152 304 152 294 768 282 912 251 649

* Includes the amount of R40,000 determined in this Proclamation as the amount to which paragraph (d) of section 8 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962), shall apply.