Post Office Appropriation Act 22 of 1990

Post Office Appropriation Act, 1990 (No. 22 of 1990)

Act

• to appropriate a sum of money for the requirements of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 1991.

(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 23 March 1990.)

BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:- .

Appropriation of moneys for requirements of Department

1. Subject to the provisions of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958), there are hereby .appropriated, as a charge to the Post Office Fund, for the requirements of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 1991, the sums of money set forth in the Schedule.

Purposes to which moneys shall be applied

2. The moneys appropriated by section 1 shall be applied to the purposes set forth in the Schedule and more particularly specified in Part II of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications (R.P. 15-1990), as submitted to and approved by Parliament.

Limitation on exceeding of certain appropriated amounts

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12F (3) and (4) of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958), an amount appropriated by this Act for-

(a) provision for personal entertainment;

(b) the Post Office Sports Association;

(c) grants-in-aid and contributions to-

(i) the S.A. Institute of Electrical Engineers;

(ii) the Philatelic Foundation of Southern Africa;

(iii) the University of Pretoria;

(iv) the University of Stellenbosch;

(v) the University of Natal;

(vi) the University of Cape Town;

(vii) the University of Witwatersrand;

(viii) the Rand Afrikaans University;

(ix) die Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir C.H.O.;

(x) die Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurbond (Posts and Telecommunications);

(xi) the Services Golf Club, Pretoria;

(xii) the Post Office Christian Association;

(xiii) the South African Federation of University Engineering Students;

(xiv) various marketing bodies; and 

(xv) the S.A. Institute of Organization and Methods, may not be exceeded otherwise than in accordance with an authority granted under section 12F (5) (a) of the said Act.

Short title

4. This Act shall be called the Post Office Appropriation Act, 1990.

Schedule

Subhead No. -  Description - Amount (R)

1.0 - Operating expenditure
1.1 - Staff expenses - 2 538 025 000
1.2 - Material and services - 313 000 000
1.3 - Accommodation - 174 187 000
1.4 - Transport - 169 394 000
1.5 - International commitments -  542 008 000
1.6 - Services rendered by departments of State, consultants and agents - 31 083 000
1.7 - Losses - 38 749 000
1.8 - Printing of telephone directories - 50 500 000
1.9 - Provision for depreciation of assets - 541 000 000
1.10 - Provision for higher replacement costs of assets - 270 500 000
1.11 - Financing costs - 1435 884 000
1.12 - Miscellaneous - 12 351 000

2.0 - Capital expenditure
2.1 - Telecommunications - 1428 000 000
2.2 - Land, buildings and official housing - 135 000 000
2.3 - Vehicles - 48 000 000
2.4 - Office, data processing, mail handling and stores equipment - 128 000 000

3.0 - Amounts to be appropriated from operating surplus
3.1 - Provision to spread redemption of loans and effect of exchange rate changes over a suitable period - 155 000 000
3.2 - Staff housing scheme - 1000
3.3 - Increase of standard stock capital - 63 000 000
3.4 - Contribution to Saswitch - 1000
3.5 - Contribution towards the development of communications satellite systems - 14 800 000

TOTAL - 8 088 483 000

Commencement

4 April 1990