| (a) | The President, acting on a resolution of the National Assembly, may by proclamation in the Gazette make regulations in respect of matters contemplated in sections 6(2), 7(2)(e), 7(3)(d), 8(2), 8(5) and 9(1)(a). |
| (b) | When making regulations for matters contemplated in section 8(2) and (5), the President must take the following factors into account: |
| (i) | The amount of money previously appropriated by Acts of Parliament for the Political Representatives Fund within the previous five financial years; |
| (ii) | the effects of inflation on the value of money over time; and |
| (iii) | the costs associated with participating as a political party, independent representative or independent candidate in elections and the democratic process in South Africa. |
[Section 24(1) substituted by section 27(a) of the Electoral Matters Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 4790, GG50624, dated 7 May 2024 - Commencement 8 May 2024 by Proclamation 165, GG50628, dated 8 May 2024]
| (2) | Subject to subsections (1) and (3), the Commission may make regulations on any matter that may or must be prescribed by notice in the Gazette. |
| (3) | Before making any regulations in terms of subsection (2), the Commission must publish the proposed regulations for public comment. |
| (4) | A regulation in terms of this Act must be made by notice in the Gazette. |
| (5) | Each regulation in Schedule 2 is a transitional regulation and shall become inoperative on the date that a regulation replacing the said regulation made by the President in terms of subsection (1) becomes effective. |
[Section 24(5) inserted by section 27(b) of the Electoral Matters Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 4790, GG50624, dated 7 May 2024 - Commencement 8 May 2024 by Proclamation 165, GG50628, dated 8 May 2024]
