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How iCollectPRO tracks Section 116 mandates.

Section 116 of the Municipal Finance Management Act requires a valid mandate and dual sign-off before a third party collects on a municipality's behalf. Here's how the platform keeps that visible.

MFMA Sec 116

Municipal debt recovery operations require valid SCM appointment contracts and dual sign-off from the Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Active S116 mandates tracked per client entityYes
Expiry alerts (mandates expiring inside 30 days)Yes
Dual sign-off enforcedAccounting Officer + CFO
Mandate status visible before collection activity startsYes

A lapsed or unsigned mandate is visible on the tenant's compliance view before it becomes a finding, rather than being discovered during an audit. This page is a plain-language summary — it isn't legal advice, and your own supply chain management team should confirm mandate requirements for each engagement.

What the platform tracks

A mandate register your SCM team and auditors can both read.

Register

Section 116 mandate register

Every appointment contract is captured per client entity with start date, end date, scope and the approving officials.

Expiry watch

30-day expiry alerts

Mandates inside 30 days of expiry are flagged to the tenant administrator, so renewal starts before collection has to stop.

Sign-off

Dual sign-off

A mandate is only treated as valid once both the Accounting Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have signed off.

Gate

Pre-collection check

Collection activity on a client entity is held until a valid, in-date mandate is on record.

Audit

Immutable audit trail

Who captured, edited or approved a mandate, and when, is logged and cannot be edited afterwards.

Evidence

Audit evidence pack

Export the mandate history and activity log for the Auditor-General, internal audit or Treasury queries.

Mandate lifecycle

From appointment to renewal, in four steps.

Lifecycle

How a mandate moves through iCollectPRO

1. CaptureTenant admin records the SCM appointment contract
2. ApproveAccounting Officer + CFO dual sign-off
3. MonitorStatus and days-to-expiry shown on the compliance view
4. Renew or closeRenewal re-enters sign-off; lapsed mandates hold activity

Alignment, not legal advice: your supply chain management team should confirm mandate requirements for each engagement.

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