PROCLAMATION
by the
President of the Republic of South Africa
No. R. 72, 1997
SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNITS AND SPECIAL TRIBUNALS ACT, 1996 (ACT No. 74 OF 1996): AMENDMENT OF PROCLAMATION
Under section 2 (4) of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996), I hereby amend Proclamation No. R. 24 of 14 March 1997 by-
(a) the substitution for paragraph 4 of the following paragraph:
"4. The terms of reference of the Special Investigating Unit are to investigate in respect of the matters in the Schedule, which matters have a bearing on State or public property or public money which belongs to or vests in a State institution of the Government of the Province of the Eastern Cape or which, at any time prior to 27 April 1994, belonged to or vested in any former State or provincial administration which exercised control and administration over any part of the territory which now constitutes the Province of the Eastern Cape, as contemplated in the said Act, any-
(a) serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of any such State institution;
(b) improper or unlawful conduct by employees of any such State institution;
(c) unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property;
(d) unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive act, transaction, measure or practice having a bearing upon State property;
(e) intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property;
(f) corruption in connection with the affairs of any such State institution; or
(g) unlawful or improper conduct by any person which has caused or may cause serious harm to the interests of the public or any category thereof,
which has taken place between 26 October 1976 and 14 March 1997 and have been brought to the attention of the Special Investigating Unit on or before 14 March 1997."; and
(b) the deletion of paragraphs 5 and 6.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Johannesburg this Seventh day of November, One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-seven.
N. R. MANDELA
President
By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:
A. M. OMAR
Minister of the Cabinet
SCHEDULE
1. The affairs of the Eastern Cape Development Agency and/or the bodies that are now part of the Eastern Cape Development Agency, more particularly the Transkei Development Corporation, Transido, the Ciskei People's Development Bank and the Ciskei Small Business Corporation, regarding-
(a) the use of State funded auto cards to effect payment for services other than services for which such cards were to be used;
(b) the manner in which loans were granted and the failure to repay such loans; and
(c) the purchase of motor vehicles by employees and/or Board members without proper authority or approval.
2. The manner in which the Motor Vehicle Finance Scheme for senior officials was implemented in the Eastern Cape.
3. The validity of the sale of State erven, houses, hotels and businesses to individuals and companies in the former Transkei.
4. The transfer of State funds from the bank account of Cicira College and the private use thereof.
5. Unauthorised higher salaries and ex gratia payments made to people on the payroll of the Governments in the Eastern Cape, effected in April 1994.
6. Unauthorised claims for overtime payment in the Fire Department of the Department of Public Works.
7. Purchase and delivery of inferior or unrequisitioned woodwork tools and the delivery of furniture, books and stationery to schools.
8. The circumstances in respect of the erection of the Wonkumntu Handcraft Centre, in aid of the Transkei United Women's Organisation.