“parent municipality”
| (a) | in relation to a municipal entity which is a private company in respect of which effective control vests in a single municipality, means that municipality; |
| (b) | in relation to a municipal entity which is a private company in respect of which effective control vests in two or more municipalities collectively, means each of those municipalities; |
| (c) | in relation to a municipal entity which is a service utility, means the municipality which established the entity; or |
| (d) | in relation to a municipal entity which is a multi-jurisdictional service utility, means each municipality which is a party to the agreement establishing the service utility; |
(Definition of “parent municipality” inserted by section 1(h) of Act 44 of 2003)