Proclamation No. 73 of 1998

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 Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers published in Government Notice No. 479 of 3 April 1998, 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 Schedule shall be as specified in Column 2 of the Schedule with effect from 1 April 1998: Provided that the provisions of this Proclamation steal 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) (a) 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.

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 the Rules and Orders contemplated in sections 45, 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 of Parliament, 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.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Pretoria this Ninth day of July, One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-eight.

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.........	Speaker: National Assembly Chairperson: National Council of Provinces (NCOP)	408 158	102 040	510 198
Grade E1.......	Deputy Speaker: National Assembly Deputy Chairperson: (NCOP)	331 746	82 936	414 682
Grade E2.......	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	284 384	71 096	355 480
Grade D........	Parliamentary Counsellor: Deputy President.....................	270 193	67 548	337 741
Grade C1......	Chairperson of a Committee in a House or a Joint Committee Chairperson of Committees	261 814	65 454	327 268
Grade C2......	Chief Whip: Official Opposition Deputy Chief Whip: Majority Party in a House Deputy Chairperson of Committees	253 736	63 434	317 170
Grade B........	Leader of a House Whip in a House Leader of a Minority Party other than the Official Opposition	243 530	60 883	304 413
Grade A1......	Member of the National Assembly Permanent Delegate to the NCOP	216 619	54 155	270 774

Includes the amount of R40 000 per annum determined in this Proclamation as the amount to Which paragraph (d) of section 8 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, shall apply.