| (1) | The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he or she may impose in writing, delegate or assign to the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Council, a member of the Council, a member of any committee established under section 10, or any officer or employee of the Department, any power or duty conferred or imposed upon the Minister by or under this Act. |
[Section 20(1) substituted by section 5 of Act 50 of 1995]
| (2) | The Director-General may, subject to such conditions as he may determine, in writing delegate or assign to any officer or employee of the Department any power or duty— |
| (a) | conferred or imposed upon him by this Act; or |
| (b) | delegated or assigned to him under subsection (1), unless the Minister has in his delegation or assignment determined otherwise. |
| (3) | The chairperson of the Council may, subject to such conditions as he or she may determine, in writing delegate or assign to the vice-chairperson or any member of the Council or any officer or employee designated in terms of section 4 (7) any power or duty— |
| (a) | conferred or imposed upon him by this Act; or |
| (b) | delegated or assigned to him under subsection (1), unless the Minister or the Director-General has in his delegation or assignment determined otherwise. |
[Section 20(3) substituted by section 5 of Act 50 of 1995]
| (3A) | The vice-chairperson of the Council may, subject to such conditions as he or she may determine, in writing delegate or assign to any member of the Council or any officer or employee designated in terms of section 4 (7) any power or duty— |
| (a) | conferred or imposed upon him or her by this Act; or |
| (b) | delegated or assigned to him or her under subsection (1) or (3), unless the Minister or the chairperson of the Council, as the case may be, has in his or her delegation or assignment determined otherwise. |
[Section 20(3A) inserted by section 5 of Act 50 of 1995]
| (3B) | The Council may, subject to such conditions as it may determine, in writing delegate or assign to any member of the Council, a committee established under section 10 or any officer or employee designated in terms of section 4 (7) any power or duty conferred or imposed upon it by this Act. |
[Section 20(3B) inserted by section 5 of Act 50 of 1995]
| (3C) | A committee established under section 10 may, subject to such conditions as it may determine, in writing delegate or assign to any officer or employee designated in terms of section 4 (7) any power or duty— |
| (a) | conferred or imposed upon it by this Act; or |
| (b) | delegated or assigned to it under subsection (3B), unless the Council has in its delegation or assignment determined otherwise. |
[Section 20(3C) inserted by section 5 of Act 50 of 1995]
| (4) | The Minister, Director-General, chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Council, Council and any committee established under section 10 shall not be divested of any power or exempted from any duty delegated or assigned by him, her or it, and may amend or set aside any decision taken by a person in the exercise or performance of such power or duty delegated or assigned to him, her or it. |
[Section 20(4) substituted by section 5 of Act 50 of 1995]
