National Assembly postpones motion to plug gap in party funding law
The National Assembly postponed a motion that would plug a hole in party funding legislation with a week for"further consultation".
The Electoral Matters Amendment Act is supposed to make consequential changes to legislation, including the Political Party Funding Act, to align with the Electoral Amendment Act, which allows independent candidates to contest national and provincial elections. Yet, it also tinkered with party funding legislation beyond what was needed to bring independent candidates into the fold.
She added:"At this point in time, with elections ahead of us it is very critical that there not be a situation where the upper limits for donations, for declarations not be known."In terms of the Political Party Funding Act, the president must make regulations for the threshold and limit upon a resolution of the National Assembly. Thus, the National Assembly must first pass a resolution before Ramaphosa can make the regulations.
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