Foreign Service Act, 2019 (Act No. 26 of 2019)12. Delegation of powers |
| (1) | The Minister may— |
| (a) | delegate to the Director-General any power conferred on the Minister by this Act, except the powers contemplated in section 14; or |
| (b) | authorise the Director-General to perform any duty imposed on the Minister by this Act. |
| (2) | The Director-General may delegate any power conferred upon or duty assigned to him or her in terms of this Act to any member of the Foreign Service excluding any power or duty delegated under subsection (1). |
| (3) | A person to whom a power has been delegated or who has been authorised to perform a duty under this section must exercise that power or perform that duty subject to the conditions the person who made the delegation or granted the authorisation considers appropriate. |
| (4) | A delegation of a power or authorisation to perform a duty in terms of this section— |
| (a) | must be in writing; |
| (b) | does not prevent the person who made the delegation or granted the authorisation from exercising that power or performing that duty himself or herself; and |
| (c) | may at any time be withdrawn in writing by that person. |