"accreditation"

means accreditation of a municipality, in terms of section 10(2) of the Housing Act, 1997 (Act No. 107 of 1997), to administer national housing programmes, read with Part 3 of the National Housing Code, 2009 (Financial Interventions: Accreditation of Municipalities);

"allocation"

means the equitable share allocation  to the national sphere of government in Schedule 1, a province in Schedule 2 or a municipality in Schedule 3, or a conditional allocation;

"category A, B or C municipality"

means a category A, B or C municipality envisaged in section 155(1) of the Constitution;

"conditional allocation"

means an allocation to a province or municipality from the national government's share of revenue raised nationally, envisaged in section 214(1)(c) of the Constitution, as set out in Schedule 4, 5, 6 or 7;

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"corporation for public deposits account"

means a bank account of the Provincial Revenue  Fund  held  with  the  Corporation  for  Public  Deposits, established by the Corporation for Public Deposits Act, 1984 (Act No. 46 of 1984);

"Education Infrastructure Grant"

means the Education Infrastructure Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 4;

"financial year"

means, in relation to-

"framework"

means the conditions and other information in respect of a conditional allocation published by the National Treasury in terms of section 15 or 25;

"Health Facility Revitalisation Grant"

means the Health Facility Revitalisation Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 5;

"Human Settlements Development Grant"

means  the  Human  Settlements Infrastructure Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 5;

"legislation"

means national legislation or provincial legislation as defined in section 239 of the Constitution;

"level one accreditation"

means accreditation to render beneficiary management, subsidy budget planning and allocation, and priority programme management and administration, of national housing programmes;

"level three accreditation"

means an executive assignment to administer all aspects, including financial administration, of national housing programmes;

"level  two  accreditation"

means accreditation to render full programme  management and administration of all housing instruments and national housing programmes in addition to the responsibilities under a level one accreditation;

"Municipal Finance Management Act"

means the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003);

"next financial year"

means, in relation to-

"organ of state"

means an organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution;

"overpayment"

means the transfer of more than the allocated amount of an allocation or the transfer of an allocation not in accordance with a payment schedule;

"Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant"

means the Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 4;

"payment schedule"

means a schedule which sets out-

"prescribe"

means prescribe by regulation in terms of section 37;

"primary bank account"

in relation to-

"Public Finance Management Act"

means the Public Finance Management Act,  25 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);

"Public Transport Operations Grant"

means the Public Transport Operations Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 4;

"quarter"

means, in relation to-

"receiving officer''

means, in relation to-

"receiving  provincial  department"

in  relation  to  a  Schedule  4,  5,  6  or  7 allocation  transferred  to  a  province, means  the provincial  department  which receives that allocation or a portion thereof for expenditure via an appropriation  from its Provincial Revenue Fund;

"School  Infrastructure  Backlogs  Grant"

means  the  School  Infrastructure Backlogs Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 6;

"Technical Secondary Schools Recapitalisation Grant"

means the Technical Secondary Schools Recapitalisation Grant referred to in Part A of Schedule 5;

"this Act"

includes any framework or allocation published, or any regulation made in terms of this Act;

"transferring  national  officer"

means  the  accounting  officer  of  a  national department  that  transfers  a  Schedule  4, 5  or 7  allocation  to  a  province  or municipality  or  spends  a  Schedule  6  allocation  on  behalf  of  a  province  or municipality;

"Urban  Settlements  Development  Grant"

means  the  Urban  Settlements Development Grant referred to in Part B of Schedule 4.