National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act, 2008 (Act No. 53 of 2008)

Chapter 4 : General

28. Delegations and assignments by Minister

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1)The Minister may delegate any power and assign any duty conferred or imposed upon the Minister in terms of this Act, except the power to make regulations, to the Director-General, who may subdelegate or reassign any delegated power or any assigned duty in such circumstances and such manner as may be prescribed.

 

2)A delegation or assignment under subsection (1) must be in writing and may be subject to any conditions or limitations determined by the Minister.

 

3)The Minister will not be divested of any power nor be relieved of any duty that the Minister may have delegated or assigned.

 

4)The Minister may at any time—
a)amend or revoke a delegation or assignment made under subsection (1);
b)withdraw any decision made by the delegatee or assignee with regard to a delegated or assigned matter, and decide the matter himself or herself.

 

5)Despite subsection (4)(b) a decision made by a delegatee or assignee may not be withdrawn where it confers a right or entitlement on any third party.