Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009)Chapter 2 : Oversight, Executive Authority and Administration of ActPart 3 : Administration of Act10. Delegation of powers and duties by Accounting Officer |
| (1) | The Accounting Officer may delegate any powers or duties conferred on the Accounting Officer by this Act to an official of Parliament in accordance with a system of delegation. |
| (2) | The Accounting Officer must develop the system of delegation in consultation with the Executive Authority and it must— |
| (a) | maximise administrative and operational efficiency; and |
| (b) | provide adequate checks and balances in the financial management of Parliament. |
| (3) | The Accounting Officer must regularly review delegations made in terms of subsection (1) and, if necessary, amend or withdraw any of those delegations. |
| (4) | A delegation in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | must be in writing; |
| (b) | is subject to any limitations and conditions the Accounting Officer may impose; |
| (c) | may be to an individual or to the holder of a specific post in the administration of Parliament; |
| (d) | may authorise that official to sub-delegate, in writing, the delegated power or duty to another official, or to the holder of a specific post in the administration of Parliament; and |
| (e) | does not divest the Accounting Officer of responsibility for the exercise of the delegated power or the performance of the delegated duty. |
| (5) | The Accounting Officer may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by an official in terms of a delegation under subsection (1), subject to any rights that may have become vested as a consequence of the decision. |