Act No. 2 of 2017

Act No. 2 of 2017 » Justice Administered Fund Act, 2017

Title	Act No. 2 of 2017 » Justice Administered Fund Act, 2017
Department	Parliament of the Republic of SA
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 40773 of 06 April, 2017, 7 page(s), 162Kb
Act	Act No. 2 of 2017

2     No. 40773                           GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 April 2017
                         Act No. 2 of 2017                              Justice Administered Fund Act, 2017

(English text signed by the President)
                                                  (Assented to 4 April 2017)

ACT

To provide for the establishment of a JusticeAdministered Fund; to provide for the
                         management, control, investment and utilisation of money in the Fund; and to
                         provide for matters connected therewith.

P  ARLIAMENT of the Republic of South Africa, enacts as follows:—

De?nitions

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—
                             ‘‘accounting officer’’ means the person accountable for the Fund as contemplated  5
                             in section 4;
                             ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development;
                             ‘‘Director-General’’ means the Director-General of the Department;
                             ‘‘?nancial year’’ means a year starting on 1 April and ending on 31 March, of each
                             year;                                                              10
                             ‘‘Fund’’ means the Justice Administered Fund established by section 2;
                             ‘‘Minister’’ means the cabinet member responsible for the administration of
                             justice;
                             ‘‘National Revenue Fund’’ means the National Revenue Fund mentioned in
                             section 213 of the Constitution;                                   15
                             ‘‘National Treasury’’ means the National Treasury established by section 5 of the
                             Public Finance Management Act;
                             ‘‘Public Finance Management Act’’ means the Public Finance Management Act,
                             1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);
                             ‘‘reserve account’’ means the reserve account established by section 5; and  20
                             ‘‘this Act’’ includes the regulations.
                         Establishment of Justice Administered Fund

2. There is hereby established a Fund to be known as the Justice Administered Fund.

Finances of Fund

3. The following monies on behalf of third parties must be administered through the 25
                         Fund:
                             (a) Money received in terms of maintenance orders made in terms of the
                                 Maintenance Act, 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998);
                             (b) money received as bail, payable in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977
                                 (Act No. 51 of 1977), or any other Act of Parliament;          30

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