Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018)
Notice No. 63 of 2019
Act
Preamble
Chapter 1 : Interpretation
1. Definitions
Chapter 2 : Funds
2. Establishment of Political Representatives Fund
3. Establishment of Multi-Party Democracy Fund
4. Investment of money in Funds
5. Management and administration of Funds
6. Allocation and payment of money to represent political parties and independent representatives
6A. Money in Funds may not be attached
7. Purposes for which money from Funds may be used
Chapter 3 : Direct Funding of Political Parties, Independent Representatives and Independent Candidates
8. Prohibited donations
8A. Right to refuse donation or allocation
9. Disclosure of donations to political parties, independent candidates and independent representatives
10. Prohibition on donation to member of political party, independent representative and independent candidate
Chapter 4 : Duties of Political Parties, Independent Representatives and Independent Candidates
11. Political party, independent representative and independent candidate to furnish information to Commission
12. Political party to account for income
12A. Independent representative and independent candidate to account for income
13. Unspent money at end of financial year
Chapter 5 : Enforcement
14. Commission's monitoring and inspection powers
15. Commission's power to issue directions
16. Power to suspend payment of money
17. Power to recover money irregularly accept or spent
18. Administrative fines
19. Offences and penalties
20. Review or appeals
Chapter 6 : General Provisions
21. Administration
22. Report to Parliament
23. Funding of represented political parties and independent representatives by legislature
24. Regulations
25. Repeal and transitional provisions
26. Short title and commencement
Schedules
Schedule 1 : Maximum permissible fines that may be imposed for contravening this act
Schedule 2 : Regulations on Political Party Funding, 2017
Regulations
Regulations regarding the funding of political parties issued in terms of section 24(2) of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 : 2021
Notice No. 64 of 2021
1. Definitions
2. Request not to disclose contribution in terms of section 3(5) of the Act
3. Proceeds from Unlawful Activity
4. Determination of fee to defray costs of administering and managing the Multi-Party Democracy Fund
5. Payment of money to represented political party
6. Funding of Represented Political Parties by Legislatures
7. Disclosure of Donations received by Political Parties in terms of Section 9 of the Act
8. Disclosure of donations made by juristic persons and entities
9. Publication of donations in terms of section 9(3)
10. Duties of accounting officer of political party
11. Issuing of Directions in terms of section 15 of the Act
12. Commencement date
Schedules
Schedule 1 : Schedule of Offences
Schedule 3 : Part A - Table of Prescribed Forms
Schedule 3 : Part B - Templates of Forms
Regulations regarding the funding of political parties issued in terms of section 24(2) of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 : 2022
Notice No. 950 of 2022
1. Definitions
2. Request not to disclose contribution in terms of section 3(5) of the Act
3. Proceeds from Unlawful Activity
4. Determination of a fee to defray costs of administering and managing the Multi-Party Democratic Fund
5. Payment of money to represented political party
6. Funding of Represented Political Parties by Legislatures
7. Disclosure of donations received by Political Parties in terms of Section 9 of the Act
8. Disclosure of donations made by juristic persons and entities
9. Publication of donations in terms of section 9(3)
10. Duties of accounting officer of political party
11. Issuing of direction by the Electoral Commission
12. Commencement date
Schedules
Schedule 1 : Schedule of Offences
Schedule 2 : Lodgement of a Section 14(4) Complaint relating to the income of expenditure of a Political Party in terms of the Act
Schedule 3 : Part A - Table of Prescribed Forms
Schedule 3 : Part B - Templates of Forms
Notices
Represented Political Party Fund
Notice No. 205 of 2021
Notice No. 966 of 2021
General Notice 1739 of 2023
Notice No. 2402 of 2024
Notice No. 2492 of 2024
Correction Notice
Notice No. 220 of 2021
Multi-Party Democracy Fund
Notice No. 205 of 2021
Notice No. 440 of 2021
Notice No. 593 of 2021
Notice No. 759 of 2021
Notice No. 965 of 2022
Notice No. 1147 of 2022
Notice No. 1336 of 2022
Notice No. 1554 of 2023
General Notice 1739 of 2023
Notice No. 1936 of 2023
Notice No. 2272 of 2024
Notice No. 2402 of 2024
Notice No. 2612 of 2024
Proclamations
Commencement of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018)
Notice No. 64 of 2021