Government Gazette

Vol. 407, No. 20094, 17 May 1999

Regulation Gazette, No. 6538

No. R. 64, 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 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 occupation of a State house in the Province of the Eastern Cape;

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 Eastern Cape, refer an allegation pertaining to the unlawful, unauthorised and/or irregular occupation of a house which belongs to and/or vests in the Eastern Cape Department of Education and/or the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works by a former principal of the East London Secondary School, 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 any of the Departments;
  2. improper or unlawful conduct by employees of any of the Departments;
  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 any of the Departments; 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 1997 and the date of publication of this Proclamation.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Johannesburg this Fourteenth day of May 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