National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)Chapter I : System for Management of National Heritage ResourcesPart 1 : General Principles10. General principles of procedure |
| (1) | The general principles of procedure set out in subsection (2) apply to any decision regarding the administration and management of the national estate by an authority to which a responsibility has been assigned in terms of section 7 and any other competent authority to which functions and powers for the administration and management of the national estate have been assigned or delegated, including any decision— |
| (a) | to formally protect a heritage resource by notice in the Gazette or Provincial Gazette; |
| (b) | to issue or not to issue a permit; and |
| (c) | taken by any person or authority to whom an appeal is made. |
| (2) | The decisions contemplated in subsection (1) must be taken in accordance with the following general principles: |
| (a) | The decisions must be consistent with the principles or policy set out in section 5 or prescribed under section 6; |
| (b) | a meeting at which decisions are taken, must be open to the public and the agenda and minutes must be available for public scrutiny: Provided that when there is good reason to do so, a matter may, by decision of the majority of members present, be declared confidential and the discussion and minutes may be excepted from public scrutiny; |
| (c) | a person who may be affected by a decision has the right of appearance at such meeting; and |
| (d) | written reasons must be given for any decision upon request. |