| (a) | delegate to any officer of the Department any power conferred on the Minister by this Act, except the power contemplated in section 65; and |
(b) authorise any such officer to perform any duty imposed upon the Minister by this Act.
| (2) | The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Premier of the province— |
| (a) | delegate to the MEC matters in that province any power conferred on the Minister by this Act, except the power contemplated in section 65; and |
| (b) | authorise that MEC to perform any duty imposed on the Minister by this Act. |
(3) The MEC may—
| (a) | delegate to any officer of the provincial administration concerned any power delegated to that MEC under subsection (2); and |
| (b) | authorise any such officer to perform any duty which that MEC is authorized to perform under subsection (2). |
(a) delegate to any officer of his or her Department any power conferred on the Director-General by this Act; and
(b) authorise any such officer to perform any duty imposed upon the Director-General by this Act.
| (5) | The Director-General may, with the concurrence of the relevant Director-General of a provincial administration— |
| (a) | delegate to the HOD any power conferred on the Director-General by this Act; and |
| (b) | authorise that HOD to perform any duty imposed on the Director-General by this Act. |
| (a) | delegate to any other officer of the provincial administration concerned any power delegated to him or her under subsection (5); and |
| (b) | authorise any such officer to perform any duty which he or she is authorised to perform under subsection (5). |
| (7) | The mayor of a municipality may— |
| (a) | delegate to any official of the municipality concerned any power conferred on him or her under this Act; and |
| (b) | authorise any such official to perform any duty which he or she is authorized to perform under this Act. |
| (8) | Any person to whom any power has been delegated or who has been authorised to perform a duty under this section must exercise that power or perform that duty subject to such conditions as the person who effected the delegation or granted the authorization considers necessary. |
| (9) | Any delegation of a power or authorisation to perform a duty under this section— |
| (b) | does not prevent the person who effected the delegation or granted the authorisation from exercising that power or performing that duty himself or herself; and |
| (c) | may at any time be withdrawn in writing by that person. |
