| (1) | The Minister responsible for water affairs may delegate a power or duty vested in him or her in terms of this Act to an official in the department responsible for water affairs. |
| (2) | A delegation in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (b) | may be subject to conditions; |
| (c) | does not prevent the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty by the Minister responsible for water affairs personally; |
| (d) | may include the power to subdelegate; |
| (e) | may be withdrawn by the Minister responsible for water affairs, subject to any rights that may have accrued to any person; and |
| (f) | does not divest the Minister responsible for water affairs of the responsibility for the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. |
Section 42C inserted by section 34 of the National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48869, dated 30 June 2023]
