Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)ProclamationsProclamation 49 of 2019Transfer of Administration and Powers and Functions entrusted by Legislation to certain Cabinet Members in terms of Section 97 of the ConstitutionSchedule |
| 1. | The administration and the powers and functions entrusted by the legislation, mentioned in column 1 of the tables below, to a Cabinet member mentioned in column 2 of the tables below, immediately before the President assumed office on 25 May 2019, are transferred to the Cabinet member mentioned in column 3 of the tables. |
| 1.1 | AGRICULTURE RELATED LEGISLATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Legislation |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
Performing Animals Protection Act, 1935, (Act No. 24 of 1935) |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Fertilizer, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Animals Protection Act, 1962 (Act No. 71 of 1962) |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Fencing Act, 1963 (Act No. 31 of 1963) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 (Act No. 70 of 1970) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act,1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Perishable Products Export Control, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983) |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Animal Diseases Act, 1984 Minister of Agriculture (Act No. 35 of 1984) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Agricultural Research Act, 1990, (Act No. 86 of 1990) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Agricultural Produce Agents Act, 1992 (Act No.12 of 1992) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Abattoir Hygiene Act, 1992 (Act No. 121 of 1992) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Groot Constantia Trust Act, 1993 (Act No. 58 of 1993) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1993 (Act No. 169 of 1993) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Agricultural Laws Extension Act, 1996 (Act No. 87 of 1996) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Animal Health Act, 2002 (Act No. 7 of 2002) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Animal Identification Act, 2002 (Act No. 6 of 2002) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018) |
Minister of Agriculture |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
| 1.2 | COMMUNICATION RELATED LEGISLATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Legislation |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
Post and Telecommunication-Related Matters Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Telegraph Messages Protection Act, 1963 (Act No. 44 of 1963) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Former States Posts and Telecommunications Act, 1996 (Act No. 5 of 1996) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Sentech Act, 1996 (Act No. 63 of 1996) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Former States Broadcasting Reorganisation Act, 1996 (Act No. 91 of 1996) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Department of Communications Rationalisation Act, 1998 (Act No. 10 of 1998) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (Act No. 13 of 2000) |
Minister of Communications and Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, 2002 (Act No. 14 of 2002) |
Minister of Telecommunications |
Minister of Communications |
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) |
Minister of Communications and Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
South African Post Bank Limited Act, 2010 (Act No. 9 of 2010) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
South African Post Office SOC Ltd Act, 2011 (Act No. 22 of 2011) |
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
Minister of Communications |
| 1.3 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED LEGISLATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Legislation |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
Industrial Development Corporation Act, 1940 (Act No. 22 of 1940) |
Minister of Economic Development |
Minister of Trade and Industry |
Sugar Act, 1978 (Act No.9 of 1978) |
Minister of Economic Development |
Minister of Trade and Industry |
Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998) |
Minister of Economic Development |
Minister of Trade and Industry |
International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002) |
Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Trade and Industry |
Minister of Trade and Industry |
Infrastructure Development Act, 2014 (Act No. 23 of 2014) |
Minister of Economic Development |
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure |
| 1.4 | LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED LEGISLATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Legislation |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 74 of 1937) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Act, 1961 (Act No. 40 of 1961) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
State Land Disposal Act, 1961 (Act No. 48 of 1961), insofar as it entrusts its administration and powers and functions to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act, 1991 (Act No. 108 of 1991) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991 (Act No. 112 of 1991) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Land Tides Adjustment Act, 1993 (Act No. 111 of 1993) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Distribution and Transfer of Certain State Land Act, 1993 (Act No. 119 of 1993) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Land Reform: Provision of Land and Assistance Act, 1993 (Act No. 128 of 1993) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Act, 1994 (Act No. 3KZ of 1994) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Land Administration Act, 1995 (Act No. 2 of 1995) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996 (Act No. 3 of 1996) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act, 1996 (Act No. 31 of 1996) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Land Survey Act, 1997 (Act No. 8 of 1997) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No. 62 of 1997) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Transformation of Certain Rural Areas Act, 1998 (Act No. 94 of 1998) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Abolition of Certain Title Conditions Act, 1999 (Act No. 43 of 1999) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Planning Profession Act, 2002 (Act No. 36 of 2002) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 (Act No. 54 of 2003) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Communal Land Rights Act, 2004 (Act No. 11 of 2004) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Geomatics Professions Act, 2013 (Act No. 19 of 2013) |
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
| 1.5 | STATISTICS RELATED LEGISLATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Legislation |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No. 6 of 1999) |
Minister in The Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
Minister in The Presidency |
| 1.6 | WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RELATED LEGISLATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Legislation |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
National Youth Development Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 54 of 2008) |
Minister in The Presidency responsible for Performance of 2008) Monitoring and Evaluation |
Minister in The Presidency: Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities |
Commission on Gender Equality Act, 1996 (Act No. 39 of 1996) |
Minister in The Presidency responsible for Women |
Minister in The Presidency: Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities |
| 2. | The administration and the powers or functions entrusted by legislation to a Cabinet member mentioned in column 1 of the table below, Immediately before the President assumed office on 25 May 2019, are transferred to the Cabinet member mentioned in column 2 of the table. |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Previous Cabinet member |
New Cabinet member |
Minister of Higher Education |
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology |
Minister of Science and Technology |
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology |
Minister of Human Settlements |
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation |
Minister of Water and Sanitation |
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation |
Minister of Labour |
Minister of Employment and Labour |
Minister of Public Works |
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure |
Minister of Sport and Recreation |
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture |
Minister of Arts and Culture |
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture |
| 3. | With respect to the departments mentioned below, the powers and functions entrusted by the Public Service Act, 1994 (promulgated under Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), mentioned In column 1 of the tables in paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4 below, to a Cabinet member as executive authority of that department mentioned in column 2 of the tables, immediately before the President assumed office on 25 May 2019, are transferred to the Cabinet member mentioned in column 3 of the tables. |
| 3.1 | GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Powers and functions under the Public Service Act, 1994 |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
All powers and functions of the executive authority of the Department |
Minister of Communications |
Minister in The Presidency
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| 3.2 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION: |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Powers and functions under the Public Service Act, 1994 |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
All powers and functions of the executive authority of the Department |
Minister of Communications |
Minister in The Presidency
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| 3.3 | STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Powers and functions under the Public Service Act, 1994 |
Previous Cabinet Member |
New Cabinet Member |
All powers and functions of the executive authority of the Department |
Minister in The Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation |
Minister in the Presidency
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