“Grant” definition of section 1 of VAT Act

“grant” means any appropriation, grant in aid, subsidy or contribution transferred, granted or paid to a vendor by a public authority, municipality or constitutional institution listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), but does not include-

 

(a)     a payment made for the supply of any goods or services to that public authority or municipality, including all goods or services supplied to a public authority, municipality or constitutional institution listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) in accordance with a procurement process prescribed-

(i)    in terms of the Regulations issued under section 76(4)(c) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); or

(ii)   in terms of Chapter 11 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003), or any other similar process; or

(b)     a payment contemplated in section 8(23);

[Paragraph (b) substituted by section 128 of Act 25 of 2015 and section 77 of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 1 April 2017]

[Definition of “grant” inserted by section 92 of Act 32 of 2004 and substituted by section 40 of Act 9 of 2006]