PROCLAMATION

by the President of the Republic of South Africe

No. R. 25, 1998 - 2 March 1998

SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNITS AND SPECIAL TRIBUNALS ACT, 1996 (ACT No. 74 OF 1996)

REFERRAL OF MATTERS TO EXISTING SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNIT AND SPECIAL TRIBUNAL

WHEREAS allegations as contemplated in section 2 (2) of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996), have been made in respect of the affairs of the Magistrate's Office, Ekangala (hereinafter referred to as "the Magistrate's Office") as mentioned in the Schedule; AND WHEREAS I deem it necessary that the said allegations should be investigated and any justiciable civil disputes emanating from such investigation should be adjudicated upon; NOW, THEREFORE, I hereby, under section 2 (1) of the said Act, refer the matters in the Schedule for investigation to the Special Investigating Unit and for adjudication of any justiciable civil dispute emanating from such investigation to the Special Tribunal established by Proclamation No. R. 24 of 14 March 1997 and determine that, for the purposes of the investigation of these matters, the terms of reference of the Special Investigating Unit are to investigate as contemplated in the said Act, any—

1. serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the Magistrate's Office;
2. improper or unlawful conduct by employees at the Magistrate's Office;
3. unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property;
4. unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive act, transaction, measure or practice having a bearing upon State property;
5. intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property;
6. corruption in connection with the affairs of the Magistrate's Office; or
7. 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 1 January 1995 and the date of publication of this Proclamation.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Qunu this Twenty-seventh day of February, One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-eight.

N. R. MANDELA
President

By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:

A. M. OMAR
Minister of the Cabinet

SCHEDULE

1. The theft and/or loss of warrant vouchers at the Magistrate's Office, Ekangala.
2. The theft and/or loss of state or public properly at the Magistrate's Office, Ekangala.
3. The theft and/or loss of public money at the Magistrate's Office, Ekangala, and/or the inability to account for such money.