Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
Designs Act, 1993 (Act No. 195 of 1993)6. Registrar of designs |
| (1) | The Minister shall, subject to the laws governing the public service, appoint a registrar of designs, who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon the registrar by this Act and who shall, subject to the directions of the Minister, have the chief control of the designs office. |
| (2) | The Minister shall similarly appoint one or more deputy registrars of designs, who shall, subject to the control of the registrar, have all the powers conferred by this Act on the registrar, and the senior of whom shall, whenever the registrar is for any reason unable to fulfil his duties, act temporarily in his stead. |
| (3) | The registrar of designs and a deputy registrar of designs appointed under section 3 of the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been appointed under this section. |
| (4) | Any power conferred or duty imposed upon the registrar by this Act may be exercised or performed by the registrar personally or by an officer in the public service acting under a delegation from or under the control or direction of the registrar. |
