means the Minister in The Presidency or such other Minister as the President may assign to be the executing authority for the purposes of this Act;
[Definition substituted by section 1(c) of the Statistics Amendment Act 29 of 2024, Notice No. 5724 of GG51805, dated 20 December 2024 – effective 1 October 2025 per Commencement Proclamation Notice 6692, GG53452, dated 30 September 2025]