Clients that are family members and/or known close associates of DPEPs or PIPs, although not themselves DPEPs or PIPs, must be treated as though they are.
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Who is a Domestic Politically Exposed Person (DPEP)?
A DPEP is an individual who holds, including in an acting position for a period exceeding six months, or has held a prominent public function in the Republic and is listed below:
- The president or deputy president
- A government minister or deputy minister
- The premier of a province
- A member of the Executive Council of a province
- An executive mayor of a municipality elected in terms of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act, 1998
- A leader of a political party registered in terms of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996
- A member of the royal family or senior traditional leader as defined in the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003
- The head, accounting officer or chief financial officer of a national or provincial department or government component as defined in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994
- The municipal manager of a municipality appointed in terms of section 54A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 or a chief financial officer designated in terms of section 80(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 1999
- The chairperson of the controlling body, the chief executive officer, or a natural person who is the accounting authority, the chief financial officer or the chief investment officer of a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3 to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999
- The chairperson of the controlling body, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief investment officer of a municipal entity as defined in section 1 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)
- A constitutional court judge or any other judge as defined in section 1 of the Judges’ Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001
- An ambassador or high commissioner or other senior representative of a foreign government based in the Republic of South Africa
- An officer of the South African National Defence Force above the rank of major-general including general and lieutenant general
- The position of the head, or other executive directly accountable to that head, of an international company based in the Republic of South Africa.
A PIP, in terms of Schedule 3C of the FICA, is an individual who holds, or has held, in the preceding 12 months, the position of a chairperson of the board of directors and audit committee, executive officer or CFO of a company in terms of the Companies Act, provided that the entity provides goods or services to an organ of state and the annual transactional value of the goods or services or both exceeds an amount determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
The following relationships between a natural person and a Client will be regarded as an immediate family member relationship:
- Parents
- A spouse, civil partner or a life partner
- A former spouse, civil partner or a life partner
- Children and stepchildren and their spouse, civil partner or a life partner
- Siblings and their spouse, civil partner or a life partner
The following relationships between a natural person and a client will be regarded as a close associate:
- Known partners (for example; girlfriends, boyfriends, mistresses)
- Prominent members of the same political party, civil company, union
- Business partners or associates
- Any person who has sole ownership or control of an entity or arrangement set up for the sole benefit of the client