In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

‘‘allowances’’

means any allowance, including out of pocket expenses, which forms part of an office bearer’s conditions of service, other than a salary and benefits;

‘‘benefits’’

means in respect of a traditional leader, a member of a local House of Traditional Leaders, a member of a provincial House of Traditional Leaders and a member of the National House of Traditional Leaders those benefits which the President may determine in terms of section 5(3), and in respect of all other office bearers, the contributions contemplated in sections 8(2) and (5) and 9(2) and (5);

[Definition "benefits" substituted by section 29 (b) (i) of Act No. 41 of 2003]

‘‘Commission’’

means the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers established in terms of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers Act, 1997;

‘‘Deputy President’’

includes Executive Deputy Presidents;

‘‘Executive Council’’

means the Executive Council of a province concerned;

‘‘members of the Cabinet’’

means the persons referred to in section 91(1) of the Constitution;

‘‘Minister’’

means the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development;

‘‘office bearer’’

means a Deputy President, a Minister, a Deputy Minister, a member of the National Assembly, a permanent delegate, a Premier, a member of an Executive Council, a member of a provincial legislature, a traditional leader, a member of a local House of Traditional Leaders, a member of a provincial House of Traditional Leaders, a member of the National House of Traditional Leaders and a member of a Municipal Council;

[Definition "office bearer" substituted by section 29 (b) (ii) of Act No. 41 of 2003]

‘‘pension fund’’

means any fund established and registered in terms of, and subject to, any law governing the registration and control of pension funds in the Republic of South Africa and to which an office bearer contributes or any pension scheme approved by Parliament for such office bearers so approved;

‘‘permanent delegate’’

means a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces contemplated in section 60(2)(b) of the Constitution;

‘‘the Constitution’’

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996);

‘‘traditional leader’’

means a traditional leader as defined in section1 of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003.

[Definition "traditional leader" substituted by section 29 (b) (iii) of Act No. 41 of 2003]