Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (Act No. 38 of 2001)

Chapter 1 : Financial Intelligence Centre

16. Delegation

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(1)The Director may—
(a)delegate, in writing, any of the powers entrusted to the Centre in terms of this Act to a member of the staff of the Centre; or
(b)instruct a member of the staff to perform any of the functions assigned to the Centre in terms of this Act.

 

(2)A delegation or instruction in terms of subsection (1)—
(a)is subject to the limitations or conditions that the Director may impose; and
(b)does not divest the Director of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power or the performance of the assigned function.

 

(3)The Director may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by a staff member in consequence of a delegation or instruction in terms of subsection (1), as long as no such variation or revocation of a decision detracts from any rights that may have accrued as a result of the decision.

 

(4)A person seconded to the Centre in terms of section 11(2) is for the purposes of this section regarded as being a staff member.