National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act, 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024)

23. Delegations

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(1) The Minister may delegate to the Board
(a) any power conferred on the Minister by this Act, except the power to make regulations referred to in section 24; or
(b) any duty imposed on the Minister by this Act, except any duty regarding the appointment and removal from office of the members of the Board contemplated in sections 6 and 12.

 

(2) The Board may, by special resolution, delegate any power or duty entrusted or delegated to the Board by this Act to—
(a) an employee of the Council;
(b) a board member; or
(c) a committee of the Board.

 

(3) The Board may, by special resolution, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer any power or duty conferred or imposed on the Board by this Act.

 

(4) The Chief Executive Officer may delegate to a member of staff any power or duty conferred or imposed on the Chief Executive Officer by this Act.

 

(5) Any power or duty delegated in terms of subsection (1), (2) or (3) must be exercised or performed subject to such conditions as the person or body that made the delegation considers necessary.

 

(6) A delegation referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3)—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) does not prohibit the person or body that made the delegation from exercising that power or performing that duty; and
(c) may be withdrawn or amended, in writing, by that person or body.