Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)Chapter 7 : General and Miscellaneous Provisions103. Delegation and assignment |
| (1) | The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he or she may impose, in writing delegate any power conferred on him or her by or under this Act, except a power to make regulations or deal with any appeal in terms of section 96, and may assign any duty so imposed upon him or her to the Director-General, the Regional Manager or any officer. |
| (2) | The Minister may, in delegating any power or assigning any duty under subsection (1), authorise the further delegation of such power and the further assignment of such duty by a delegatee or assignee. |
| (3) | The Director-General the Regional Manager or any other officer to whom a power has been delegated or to whom a duty has been assigned by or under this Act, may in writing delegate any such power or assign any such duty to any other officer. |
| (4) | The Minister, Director-General, Regional Manager or officer may at any tune— |
| (a) | withdraw a delegation or assignment made in terms of subsection (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be; and |
| (b) | withdraw or amend any decision made by a person exercising a power or performing a duty delegated or assigned in terms of subsection (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be: Provided that no existing rights of any person shall be affected by such withdrawal and amending of a decision. |
[Section 103(4)(b) substituted by section 73 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
| (5) | The Minister, Director-General, Regional Manager or officer is not divested of any power or exempted from any duty delegated or assigned by him or her. |