Government Gazette

Vol. 404, No. 19800, 26 February 1999

Regulation Gazette, No. 6446

No. R. 23, 1999

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 Bo-Karoo District Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council");

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 after consultation with the Premier of the Province of the Northern Cape, refer the matter mentioned 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 Council;
  2. improper or unlawful conduct by employees of the Council;
  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 Council; 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 January 1994 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 Eighteenth day of February One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-nine.

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 payment of travailing allowances to the Chairperson of the Council.