| a) | in so far as the administration of a provision of this Act has been assigned under section 235 (8) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act 200 of 1993), to a competent authority within the jurisdiction of the government of a province and a provision so assigned is applied in or with reference to that province, means that authority; or |
| b) | in so far as the administration of a provision of this Act has not been so assigned, means the Minister of Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development; |