South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001)Chapter 7 : Transitional Provisions19. Transfer of certain assets and liabilities to Weather Service |
| (1) | On the date of commencement of this Act, all the assets, rights, liabilities and obligations which the Minister determines, pass to the Weather Service. |
| (2) |
| (a) | Such assets must include— |
| (i) | stock, equipment, instrumentation and furniture on the registers or records of the Chief Directorate; |
| (ii) | vehicles, aircraft, buildings and land allocated to the Chief Directorate; and |
| (iii) | the remainder of part 264 of Garsfontein 374 JR (Waterkloof Heights) Pretoria; and |
| (b) | funds to lease and maintain buildings, office space and to pay for the provision of services on behalf of the Chief Directorate for the remainder of the financial year after the commencement of this Act. |
| (3) | The Registrar of Deeds concerned must, on application by the Board and lodgement of the relevant title deeds, make such entries or endorsement in his or her registers or records and on the relevant title deeds as may be necessary in order to give effect to subsection (1). |
| (4) | No fees may be charged in respect of any transfer contemplated in subsection (3). |
| (5) | In addition to the provisions of subsection (2), the Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, transfer any movable property belonging to the State to the Weather Service to enable it to exercise or perform its powers and functions or to achieve any of its objectives. |