Government Gazette

Vol. 437, No. 22804,  9 November 2001

Regulation Gazette, No. 7197

No. R. 58, 2001

PROCLAMATION

by the President of the Republic of South Africa

SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND PERMANENT DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

  1. In terms of section 3 (1) of the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998) ("the Remuneration Act"), I hereby determine that the annual salaries and allowances of the various grades of members and office bearers of Parliament mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule 1 shall be as set out in Columns 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 with effect from 1 April 2001, subject to section 3 (6) (a) and (b) of the Remuneration Act.
  2. Column 4 of Schedule 1 (Notch 3) applies to a re-elected member who at any time has occupied his or her current office, or an office in the same or a higher grade according to Schedule 2, for a period of at least 24 months in total, whether continuous or not, and whether before or after 2 June 1999.
  3. Column 3 of Schedule 1 (Notch 2) applies to all re-elected members other than those referred to in paragraph 2. When a re-elected member to whom Column 3 of Schedule 1 applies has held his or her current office, or an office in the same or a higher grade according to Schedule 2, for a period of 24 months in total, whether continuous or not, Column 4 of Schedule 1 (Notch 3) becomes applicable to that member.
  4. Column 2 of Schedule 1 (Notch 1) applies to all members of Parliament who are not re-elected members.
  5. For the purposes of calculating the period of 24 months referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, a re-elected member who-
  1. was a member of Parliament or a Provincial Legislature on 1 June 1999; and
  2. pursuant to the elections of 2 June 1999, was designated by the Electoral Commission as a member of the National Assembly or a Provincial Legislature, or appointed as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in terms of section 61 (2) (b) of the Constitution. 

is regarded to have continued to occupy the position occupied by him or her on 1 June 1999 until so designated or appointed.

  1. In terms of section 3 (3) of the Remuneration Act, I determine the amount of R40 000,00 per annum as that portion of the remuneration of a member or office bearer of Parliament mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule 1 to which section 8 (1) (d) of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962), shall apply.
  2. In this Proclamation, unless the context indicates otherwise, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Remuneration Act, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, or the relevant Rules and Orders contemplated in section 45, 57 or 70 of the Constitution, bears that meaning; and-
  1. "member of Parliament" means a member of the National Assembly or a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces; and
  2. "re-elected member' means a member of Paliament-
  1. who at anytime before 2 June 1999 occupied an office mentioned in Schedule 2; and
  2. whose service in any one or more of those offices has not been interrupted at any time for a continuous period of more than 24 months.
  1. Proclamation No. 57 of 2000, published in the Government Gazette of 28 September 2000 and Proclamation No. R. 53 of 2001, published in the Government Gazette of 2 November 2001, are repealed.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this sixth day of November Two Thousand and One.

T. M. MBEKI
President

By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:

G. J. FRASER-MOLEKETI
Minister of the Cabinet

SCHEDULE 1

GRADING STRUCTURE, REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND PERMANENT DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2 (NOTCH 1)

COLUMN 3 (NOTCH 2)

COLUMN 4 (NOTCH 3)

Grade

Office

Basic salary in Rand p.a.* 

Motor vehicle allowance in Rand p.a.

Total remune- ration in Rand p.a.

Basic salary in Rand p, a. * 

Motor vehicle allowance in Rand p.a.

Total remune- ration in Rand p.a.

Basic salary in Rand p,a.* 

Motor vehicle allowance in Rand p.a.

Total remune- ration in Rand p.a.

Grade F

Speaker: National Assembly (NA) Chairperson: National Council of Provinces (NCOP)

469 829

117 458

587 287

493 320

123 331

616 651

516 812

129 203

646 015

Grade E1

Deputy Speaker: NA
Deputy Chairperson: NCOP

381 871

95 468

477 339

400 964

100 241

501 205

420 057

105 015

525 072

Grade E2

Parliamentary Counsellor: President Chief Whip: Majority Party in NA Chief Whip of NCOP Leader of the Opposition in terms of section 57 (2) (d) of the Constitution

311 702

77 925

389 627

327 286

81 822

409 108

342 875

85 715

428 590

Grade D

Parliamentary Counsellor Deputy President

296 147

74 037

370 184

316 877

79 219

396 096

325 761

81 441

407 202
Grade C1

Chairperson of a Committee of a House or a Joint Committee Chairperson of Committees

286 964

71 741

358 705

307 051

76 763

383 814

315 660

78 915

394 575

Grade C2

Chief Whip: Official Opposition/Largest Minority Party in a House Deputy Chief Whip: Majority Party in a House Deputy Chairperson of Committees

278 110

69 527

347 637

297 577

74 395

371 972

305 921

76 480

382 401

Grade B

Leader of a House Whip in a House Leader of a Minority Party other than the Official Opposition where that leader is a member of the NA or a permanent delegate to the NCOP

266 923

66 731

333 654

280 270

70 067

350 337

293 615

73 405

367 020

Grade A1

Member of the NA Permanent Delegate to the NCOP .

237 427

59 357

296 784

254 047

63 512

317559

261170

I 65 292

 326 462

* Includes the amount of R40 000 per annum determined in this Proclamation as the amount to which section 8 (1) (d) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, applies.

SCHEDULE 2

Grade

Office

Grade F

  • Minister (National Executive Authority)

  • Premier of a Province

  • Speaker: National Assembly

  • Chairperson: National Council of Provinces (NCOP)

Grade E1

  • Deputy Minister (National Executive Authority)

  • Deputy Speaker: National Assembly

  • Deputy Chairperson: NCOP

  • Member of the Executive Council of a Province

  • Speaker: Provincial Legislature (Prov. Leg.)

Grade E2

  • Parliamentary Counsellor: President

  • Chief Whip: Majority Party in National Assembly

  • Chief Whip of NCOP

  • Leader of the Opposition in terms of section 57 (2) (d) of the Constitution

Grade D

  • Parliamentary Counsellor: Deputy President

  • Deputy Speaker: Prov. Leg.

Grade C1

  • Chairperson of a Committee of a House of Parliament or a Joint Committee

  • Chairperson of Committees of a House of Parliament

  • Chief Whip of Majority Party: Prov. Leg.

Grade C2

  • Chief Whip: Official Opposition/Largest Minority Party in a House of Parliament

  • Deputy Chief Whip: Majority Party in a House of Parliament

  • Deputy Chairperson of Committees of a House of Parliament

  • Leader of Opposition in terms of section 116 (2) (d) of the Constitution: Prov. Leg.

  • Chairperson of a Committee of a Provincial Legislature

  • Chairperson of Committees: Prov. Leg.

Grade B

  • Leader of a House of Parliament

  • Whip in a House of Parliament

  • Leader of a Minority Party other than the Official Opposition where that Leader is a member of the National Assembly or a permanent delegate to the NCOP

  • Chief Whip of Official Opposition/Largest Minority Party: Prov. Leg.

  • Deputy Chief Whip of Majority Party: Prov. Leg.

  • Deputy Chairperson of Committees: Prov. Leg.

Grade A1

  • Member of the National Assembly

  • Permanent Delegate to the NCOP

  • Leader of Provincial Legislature

  • Whip: Prov. Leg.

  • Leader of a Minority Party in a Provincial Legislature other than the Official Opposition

Grade A2

  • Member of a Provincial Legislature