Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Diamonds Act, 1986 (Act No. 56 of 1986)Chapter IX : General97. Assignment of functions |
| 1) | The Minister may delegate to any officer of the Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs any power conferred upon the Minister by this Act, excluding the power referred to in section 95(1). |
| 2) | The Regulator may – |
| a) | delegate to the chairman, chief executive officer of the Regulator, registration officer or any person in the service of the Regulator any power conferred upon the Regulator by this Act on such conditions as the Regulator may determine; or |
| b) | authorise any such chairman, officer or person to perform any duty assigned to the Regulator by this Act. |
| 3) | The chief executive officer of the Regulator may – |
| a) | delegate to any person in the service of the Regulator any power conferred upon the chief executive officer of the Regulator by this Act, excluding a power delegated to the chief executive officer of the Regulator under subsection (2)(a); or |
| b) | authorise any such person to perform any duty assigned to the chief executive officer of the Regulator by this Act. |
| 4) | Any delegation under subsection (1), (2) (a) or (3) (a) shall not prevent the exercise of the relevant power by the Minister himself, Regulator itself or chief executive officer of the Regulator himself, as the case may be. |
