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Article 226 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
226
Chapter
CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS
Index row title
(1) There is a Provincial Revenue Fund for each province into which all money received
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
82d6251e-d848-4396-b235-cc47867bee9f

176 words

Verbatim text

by the provincial government must be paid, except money reasonably excluded by an Act of Parliament. (2) Money may be withdrawn from a Provincial Revenue Fund only— (a) in terms of an appropriation by a provincial Act; or (b) as a direct charge against the Provincial Revenue Fund, when it is provided for in the Constitution or a provincial Act. (3) Revenue allocated through a province to local government in that province in terms of section 214(1), is a direct charge against that province’s Revenue Fund. (4) National legislation may determine a framework within which— (a) a provincial Act may in terms of subsection (2)(b) authorise the withdrawal of money as a direct charge against a Provincial Revenue Fund; and (b) revenue allocated through a province to local government in that province in terms of subsection (3) must be paid to municipalities in the province. [Sub-s. (4) added by s. 8 of the Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001.] [Date of commencement of s. 226: 1 January 1998] National sources of provincial and local government funding

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 226 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 12 — TRADITIONAL LEADERS”.
  • The passage runs to about 176 words.

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