Public Administration Management Act (Act No. 11 of 2014)Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Application and Objects of Act1. Definitions |
In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—
means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;
means a person appointed in the public administration, but excludes a person appointed as a special adviser in terms of section 12A of the Public Service Act and a person performing similar functions in a municipality;
includes any sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, company or association, irrespective of whether the entity is incorporated or registered under any law;
"executive authority"
in relation to—
| (a) | The Presidency or a national government component within the President’s portfolio, means the President; |
| (b) | a national department or national government component within a Cabinet portfolio, means the Minister responsible for that portfolio; |
| (c) | the Public Service Commission, means the chairperson; |
| (d) | the Office of a Premier or a provincial government component within a Premier’s portfolio, means the Premier of that province; |
| (e) | a provincial department or a provincial government component within an Executive Council portfolio, means the member of that Council responsible for that portfolio; and |
| (f) | a municipality means the Municipal Council of that municipality; |
| (a) | including a person living with that person as if they were married to each other, namely a spouse or life partner; |
| (b) | whether such relationship results from birth, marriage or adoption; |
| (c) | including any other relative who resides permanently with that person; and |
| (d) | including any other relative who is of necessity dependent on such person; |
means the Head of the National School of Government contemplated in section 11(1);
means all aspects of technology which are used to manage and support the efficient gathering, processing, storing and dissemination of information;
means a national department, a provincial department, a municipality or a national or provincial government component;
means the Minister responsible for the public service and administration, unless otherwise stated in this Act;
means a Municipal Council referred to in section 157(1) of the Constitution;
means a municipality as defined in section 1 of the Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998);
means a national department listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act;
means the Office of Standards and Compliance established in section 17(1);
means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister in terms of this Act;
means the public service, municipalities and their employees;
means all—
| (a) | national departments; |
| (b) | national government components listed in Part A of Schedule 3 to the Public Service Act; |
| (c) | provincial departments which means— |
| (i) | the Office of a Premier listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act; and |
| (ii) | provincial departments listed in Schedule 2 to the Public Service Act; and |
| (d) | provincial government components listed in Part B of Schedule 3 to the Public Service Act, and their employees; |
means the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994);
means the National School of Government contemplated in section 11(1);
means the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998);
means the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No. 9 of 1999);
includes the regulations made in terms of this Act;
means any training institution under the authority of—
| (a) | the national or a provincial government; or |
| (b) | a Municipal Council; and |
means the Public Administration Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary Technical Assistance Unit contemplated in section 15(1).