An amount that is marked specifically and exclusively in the Schedule may be used
The Minister may set conditions, approve some unspent-fund reuses, and delegate powers or duties to National Treasury employees, subject to written requirements and reporting.
3. An amount that is marked specifically and exclusively in the Schedule may be used only for the purpose indicated, unless the amount or purpose is amended by, or in terms of, an Act of Parliament. 5 Conditions for appropriations 4. (1) The Minister may, in writing— (a) (b) impose conditions on an amount in the Schedule, other than a conditional allocation, in order to promote transparency and accountability and the effective management of the appropriation; and stop the use of an amount in respect of which conditions imposed in terms of paragraph (a) are not met. 10 (2) The stoppage of an amount in terms of subsection (1)(b) must be disclosed in the 15 National Treasury’s next quarterly report to the relevant Parliamentary Committees. Use of unspent funds 5. (1) Despite section 3 of this Act, section 3 of the Appropriation Act, 2020, and section 43(4) of the Public Finance Management Act, the Minister may, for purposes of service delivery, approve that unspent funds in an amount in the Schedule appropriated for— (a) compensation of employees, be used within the same vote for transfers and subsidies for the payment of severance or exit packages; (b) goods and services, be used within the same vote for compensation of (c) employees; transfers and subsidies to other institutions, be used elsewhere within the same main division; or (d) payments for capital assets, be used elsewhere in any main division within the 20 25 same vote. (2) The Minister may not approve the use of unspent funds in terms of subsection 30 (1)(c) or (d) for compensation of employees. (3) The sum of the unspent funds in a main division of a vote approved for use in another main division of that vote in terms of— (a) (b) subsection (1); and section 43(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, may not exceed eight per cent of the amount appropriated under that main division. (4) The approval of the use of unspent funds in terms of subsection (1) must be disclosed in the National Treasury’s next quarterly report to the relevant Parliamentary Committees. Delegations and authorisations 6. (1) The Minister may— (a) delegate to an employee of the National Treasury any power conferred on the Minister in terms of this Act, except section 7; and (b) authorise an employee of the National Treasury to perform any duty imposed on the Minister in terms of this Act. (2) A delegation or authorisation in terms of subsection (1)— (a) must be in writing; (b) is subject to any limitations or conditions that the Minister may impose; (c) may authorise the employee to sub-delegate, in writing, the delegated power or authorised duty to another suitable employee of the National Treasury; 35 40 45 50 6 (d) does not divest the Minister of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power or the performance of the authorised duty; and (e) may be withdrawn by the Minister in writing. (3) The Minister may vary or revoke any decision taken by an employee as a result of a delegation or authorisation in terms of subsection (1), subject to any rights that may have vested as a result of the decision. 55 Regulations