Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)RegulationsCustomary Initiation Regulations, 2025Chapter 4 : General Provisions16. Transitional period |
(1)
| (a) | The Minister or the Premier, as the case may be, must within a reasonable time after the term of office of any NIOC or PICC has expired, re-establish the NIOC or the PICC in accordance with the provisions of section 4 and 11 of the Act respectively. |
| (b) | The NIOC and a PICC remain competent to function during the transitional period. |
| (c) | A person who was a member of the NIOC or a PICC at the expiry of the term thereof, remains a member during the transitional period. |
| (d) | A person who was elected as chairperson or deputy chairperson of the NIOC or a PICC, remains a chairperson or deputy chairperson thereof during the transitional period. |
(2)
| (a) | During the transitional period the Department is, in respect of the members of the NIOC contemplated in section 4(1)(a) of the Act, responsible for any expenses related to their attendance of meetings of the NIOC or the execution of functions of the NIOC. |
| (b) | During the transitional period the provincial department is, in respect of the members of the PICC contemplated in section 11(1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a) of the Act, as the case may be, responsible for any expenses related to their attendance of meetings of the PICC or the execution of functions of the PICC. |
(3)
| (a) | At the first meeting of the NIOC or a PICC as contemplated in section 5 or 12 of the Act, as the case may be, or at the meeting of the NIOC or a PICC following the first meeting, the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the previous NIOC or PICC must submit and present a report on the work done by the previous NIOC or PICC and also inform the newly established NIOC or PICC of all outstanding and critical matters to be attended to. |
| (b) | The provisions of sub-regulation (2)(a) and (b) apply to a meeting as contemplated in paragraph (a) of this sub-regulation. |