GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Vol. 395, NO. 1 8926, 22 MAY 1998

REGULATION GAZETTE No. 61 93

No. R. 50, 1998

PROCLAMATION

by the President of the Republic of South Africa

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

REFERRAL OF MATTER 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 Magistrates' Offices of Elliotdale, Umlazi and Willowvale (hereinafter referred to as "the Magistrates' Offices"), as mentioned in the Schedule:

AND WHEREAS I deem it necessary that the said allegations should be investigated and 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 matter in the Schedule for investigation to the Special Investigating Unit and for adjudication of justiciable civil disputes 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 that matter, 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 Magistrates' Offices;

  2. improper or unlawful conduct by employees of the Magistrates' Offices;

  3. unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property;

  4. intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property;

  5. corruption in connection with the affairs of the Magistrates' Offices; or

  6. 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 November 1997 and the date of publication of this Proclamation.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Twenty-first day of May, 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

The theft and/or loss of and/or failure to exercise proper control over warrant vouchers at the Magistrates' Offices of Elliotdale, Umlazi and Willowvale.