| (1) |
Despite section 5(1) of the Appropriation Act, 2016, and for purposes of expediting service delivery, the Minister may approve that unspent funds appropriated in— |
| (a) |
a vote in the Schedule to the Appropriation Act, 2016; or |
| (b) |
the Schedule to this Act, |
be used for compensation of employees in the same vote.
| (2) |
Despite section 3 of this Act and section 43(4) of the Public Finance Management Act, the Minister may, for purposes of expediting service delivery, approve the use of unspent funds, in an amount appropriated for a vote in the Schedule to this Act, in respect of— |
| (a) |
compensation of employees, provided that the amount is used within that vote for transfers and subsidies for the payment of severance or exit packages; |
| (b) |
transfer to another institution, provided that the amount is used for the same purpose within the main division it is appropriated to or another purpose which accords with the purpose of that main division; or |
| (c) |
payments for capital assets, provided that the amount is used within that vote. |
| (3) |
Despite subsection (1), the Minister may not approve the use of unspent funds in terms of subsection (2)(b) or (c) for compensation of employees. |
| (4) |
The approval of the use of unspent funds in terms of subsection (2) must be disclosed in the National Treasury’s next quarterly report to the relevant Parliamentary Committees. |
Statistics Act, 1999
