Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996/2002-04-26/Chapter 4

All Bills

Any Bill may be introduced in the National Assembly.

Only a Cabinet member or a Deputy Minister, or a member or committee of the National Assembly, may introduce a Bill in the Assembly; but only the Cabinet member responsible for national financial matters may introduce the following Bills in the Assembly:

a money Bill; or a bill which provides for legislation envisaged in section 214.

A Bill referred to in section 76(3), except a bill referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section, may be introduced in the National Council of Provinces.

Only a member or committee of the National Council of Provinces may introduce a Bill in the Council.

A Bill passed by the National Assembly must be referred to the National Council of Provinces if it must be considered by the Council. A Bill passed by the Council must be referred to the Assembly.

Money Bills

A Bill is a money Bill if it —

appropriates money; imposes national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; abolishes or reduces, or grants exemptions from, any national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or authorises direct charges against the National Revenue Fund, except a Bill envisaged in section 214 authorising direct charges.

A money Bill may not deal with any other matter except —

a subordinate matter incidental to the appropriation of money; the imposition, abolition or reduction of national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; the granting of exemption from national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges; or the authorisation of direct charges against the National Revenue Fund.

All money Bills must be considered in accordance with the procedure established by section 75. An Act of Parliament must provide for a procedure to amend money Bills before Parliament.