Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)Chapter 9 : Administration of Act45. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Director-General to senior official |
| (1) | Any Director-General referred to in this Act may, subject to subsection (4), delegate any power or assign any duty conferred on or assigned to him or her by this Act to an official in the employ of his or her Department above the rank of director. |
| (2) | A delegation or assignment in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions which a Director-General may impose; |
| (b) | must be in writing; and |
| (c) | does not divest a Director-General of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. |
| (3) | A Director-General may— |
| (a) | confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken in consequence of a delegation or assignment in terms of this section, subject to any rights that may have accrued to a person as a result of the decision; and |
| (b) | at any time withdraw a delegation or assignment. |
| (4) | A Director-General may not delegate a power or assign a duty conferred on or assigned to him or her by section 15, 16, 31, 38, 39, 41 or 44 of this Act. |