Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 12 : Offences And Penalties54. Transitional provisions |
For the proper administration of the Act, the following transitional arrangements are prescribed—
| (1) | For the duration of the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by and between the Minister and a Member of the Executive Council, as contemplated in section 24 of the South African Social Security Agency Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004), the MEC and the Provincial Department must perform the functions and exercise the powers to be exercised by the Agency, in terms of the Act; |
| (2) | The MEC and the Provincial Department shall continue to perform the functions and exercise the powers in terms of the Act, until the Minister, by written notice, relieves the MEC and the Provincial Department of such functions and powers; and |
| (3) | Whenever the Minister transfers the performance of any function or the exercise of any power to the Agency during the currency of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in subregulation (1), the MEC and the Provincial Department must continue to perform any functions or exercise any powers not transferred to the Agency. |