| (1) | An MEC may delegate any power or duly assigned or delegated to him or her in terms of this Act to— |
| (c) | an official within the MEC's department. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 53 of Act No. 36 of 2014]
| (2) | A delegation in terms of subsection (1) — |
| (a) | is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions that the MEC may impose; |
| (c) | may include the power to subdelegate; and |
| (d) | does not divest the MEC of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. |
| (3) | The MEC may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken as a consequence of a delegation or subdelegation in terms of this section. |
| (a) | may not delegate a power or duty vested in the MEC— |
| (i) | to make regulations; or |
| (ii) | to publish notices in the Gazette; or |
| (iii) | to appoint the members of the Provincial Coastal Committee contemplated in section 39; and |
| (b) | may withdraw any delegation by notice in writing. |
