Government Gazette Vol. 396, No. 1 8949, 2 JUNE 1998

Regulation Gazette NO. 6202

No. R. 58, 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 MATTERS TO EXISTING SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNIT AND SPECIAL TRIBUNAL

WHEREAS allegations as contemplated in section 2 (2) of the Special Investigating Units and Special 996 (Act No. 74 of 1996), have been made in respect of the affairs of the Government of the Eastern Cape (hereinafter referred to as "the provincial Government"), 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, and at the request of the Premier of the Province of the Eastern Cape, refer the matter in the Schedule for investigation to the Special Investigating Unit and for adjudication of justiciabie civil disputes emanating from such investigation to the Special Tribunal Proclamation No. R. 24 of 14 March 1997 and determine that, for the purposes of the investigation e terms of reference of the Special Investigating Unit are to investigate as contemplated in the said

Act, any-

(a) serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the provincial Government;

(b) improper or unlawful conduct by employees of the provincial Government;

(c) unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property;

(d) unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive act, transaction, measure of 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 the provincial Government; 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 talent place between 1 November 1989 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 day Second day of June,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 unlawful, unauthorised and/or irregular conclusion of a contract for the administration and control of game parks in the former Ciskei between the Government of the former Republic of Ciskei and Mr Frederick Barry Burchell, and/or the validity of the contract so concluded.