Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)RegulationsMunicipal Electoral Regulations, 2000Schedule APart III : Ward candidates11. Deposit |
| (1) | The amount of the deposit referred to in section 17(2)(d) of the Act, is R1 800.00 (one thousand eight hundred rand) in respect of an independent ward candidate and for a ward candidate nominated by a party who is not contesting the election of the relevant municipal council by way of a party list. |
[Regulation 11(1) substituted by section 1(1.1) of the 2026 Amendment to the Municipal Electoral Regulations, 2000, Notice No. 3977, GG54838, dated 12 June 2026 - shall come into operation on the date of publication in the Gazette]
| (2) | If a party contemplated in section 16(1)(a) or a person contemplated in section 16(1)(b) elects to submit the information and documents contemplated in section 17(1) and (2) electronically as contemplated in section 17(1A)(b), such party or person must do so by completing the electronic forms available for that purpose on the CNS system. |
[Regulation 11(2) substituted by section 6(6.1) of the Municipal Electoral Amendment Regulations, 2021, Proclamation No. R.35, GG45060, dated 27 August 2021 - shall come into operation on the date of publication hereof in the Gazette]
| (3) | If a party contemplated in section 16(1)(a) or a person contemplated in section 16(1)(b) submits the information and documents contemplated in section 17(1) and (2) electronically, the deposit referred to in section 17(2)(d) shall be paid into the Commission’s nominated bank account— |
| (a) | using a deposit slip containing a payment reference number generated for that purpose by the CNS system; or |
| (b) | by way of electronic funds transfer using the functionality available for that purpose on the CNS system. |
[Regulation 11(3)(b) substituted by section 6(6.2) of the Municipal Electoral Amendment Regulations, 2021, Proclamation No. R.35, GG45060, dated 27 August 2021 - shall come into operation on the date of publication hereof in the Gazette]
| (4) | If a party contemplated in section 16(1)(a) or a person contemplated in section 16(1)(b) submits the information and documents contemplated in section 17(1) and (2) to the office of the Commission's local representative as contemplated in section 17(1A)(a), the deposit referred to in section 17(2)(d) shall be paid into the Commission's nominated bank account by no later than the date contemplated in section 17(1)— |
| (a) | by means of electronic funds transfer containing a payment reference number generated for that purpose by the local representative and submit proof of such payment simultaneously with the documents contemplated in section 17(1) and (2); or |
| (b) | using a deposit slip containing a payment reference number generated for that purpose by the local representative upon submission of the documents contemplated in section 17(1) and (2). |
[Regulation 11(4) substituted by section 6(6.3) of the Municipal Electoral Amendment Regulations, 2021, Proclamation No. R.35, GG45060, dated 27 August 2021 - shall come into operation on the date of publication hereof in the Gazette]
| (5) | If a party contemplated in section 16(1)(a) or a person contemplated in section 16(1)(b) pays the deposit referred to in section 17(1)(d) in the manner contemplated in sub-regulation (3)(a), such party must electronically submit written proof of such payment to the Commission by e-mail to [email protected] by not later than the date stated in the timetable for the submission of the documents contemplated in section 17(1) and (2). |
[Regulation 11(5) substituted by section 6(6.4) of the Municipal Electoral Amendment Regulations, 2021, Proclamation No. R.35, GG45060, dated 27 August 2021 - shall come into operation on the date of publication hereof in the Gazette]
[Regulation 11 substituted by section 10 of the Amendment to the Municipal Electoral Regulations, 2016, Notice No. 569, GG40020, dated 25 May 2016 - shall come into operation on the date of the commencement of the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2016, per Notice No. 335, GG40050, dated 3 June 2016]