4    Application of Act

(1)    This Act applies to all employers and employees, other than—

(a)     an employee and his or her employer, where such employee is employed by that employer for less than 24 hours a month;

(b)     . . . . . .

[Paragraph (b) substituted by section 208(1) (a) of Act 45 of 2003 and deleted by section 89(1) of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 1 March, 2018]

(c)     employees in the national and provincial spheres of government who are officers or employees as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), and their employers;

[Paragraph (c) substituted by section 208(1) (a) of Act 45 of 2003 and amended by section 144(1) (a) of Act 24 of 2011 and by section 152(1) (a) of Act 22 of 2012 both deemed effective on 1 April, 2002]

(d)     . . . . . .

[Paragraph (d) amended by section 144(1) (b) of Act 24 of 2011 and by section 152(1) (b) of Act 22 of 2012 and deleted by section 89(1) of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 1 March, 2018]

(e)     the President, Deputy President, a Minister, Deputy Minister, a member of the National Assembly, a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, a Premier, a member of an Executive Council or a member of a provincial legislature; and

[Paragraph (e) added by section 144(1) (c) of Act 24 of 2011 and by section 152(1) (c) of Act 22 of 2012 both deemed effective on 1 April, 2002]

(f)      any member of a municipal council, a traditional leader, a member of a provincial House of Traditional Leaders and a member of the Council of Traditional Leaders.

[Paragraph (f) added by section 144(1) (c) of Act 24 of 2011 and by section 152(1) (c) of Act 22 of 2012 both deemed effective on 1 April, 2002]