| (1) | The Minister may delegate any power or duty assigned to the Minister in terms of this Act to— |
| (b) | an MEC, by agreement with that MEC; or |
| (2) | A delegation in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions the Minister may impose; |
| (b) | is subject to consultation with the relevant MEC if the organ of state to whom the power or duty is delegated is a municipality; |
| (d) | may include the power to subdelegate; and |
| (e) | does not divest the Minister of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. |
| (3) | The Minister must give notice in the Gazette of any delegation of a power or duty to an MEC, an organ of state, a statutory functionary, a traditional council or a management authority of a special management area. |
| (4) | The Minister may confirm, vary or revoke any decision made taken in consequence of a delegation or subdelegation in terms of a provision of this Act or of a statute repealed by this Act. |
| (a) | may not delegate a power or duty vested in the Minister— |
| (ii) | to publish notices in the Gazette; and |
| (iii) | [Subsection (5)(a)(iii) deleted by section 52 (a) of Act No. 36 of 2014]; |
| (b) | may withdraw by notice in writing any delegation made in terms of a provision of this Act. |
[Subsection (5)(b) substituted by section 52(b) of Act No. 36 of 2014]
