Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)Chapter 3 : National Disaster ManagementPart 1 : National Disaster Management CentreAdministration14. Delegation or assignment |
| (1) | The Head of the National Centre may, in writing, delegate any of the powers or assign any of the duties entrusted to the National Centre in terms of this Act to— |
| (a) | a member of the staff of the National Centre; |
| (b) | a provincial disaster management centre, by agreement with the MEC |
| (c) | a municipal disaster management centre, by agreement with the municipality responsible for the department in which the centre is located or concerned. |
| (2) | A delegation or assignment in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | is subject to the limitations or conditions that the Head of the National Centre may impose; and |
| (b) | does not divest the Head of the National Centre of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power or the performance of the assigned duty. |
| (3) | The Head of the National Centre may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken in consequence of a delegation or assignment in terms of subsection (1), but no such variation or revocation of a decision may detract from any rights that may have accrued as a result of the decision. |
