[Section 19 heading substituted by section 12(a) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (a) |
The Commission must, in accordance with section 4(1)(a) and for a renewable period not exceeding five years at a time, appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person as the chief executive officer, who must also be the accounting officer of and the Secretary to the Commission; |
| (b) |
If a member of the Commission is appointed as chief executive officer of the Commission, the member is regarded as having resigned as a member of the Commission with effect from the date of assumption of duty as chief executive officer. |
[Section 19(1) substituted by section 12(b) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (2) |
As chief executive officer of the Commission, the person referred to in subsection (1) is responsible for— |
[Words preceding section 19(2)(a) substituted by section 12(c) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (a) |
the formation and development of an efficient administration; |
| (b) |
the organisation, control and management of the staff; |
| (c) |
the maintenance of discipline; and |
| (d) |
the carrying out of the decisions of the Commission. |
| (3) |
As accounting officer of the Commission, the person referred to in subsection (1) is responsible for— |
[Words preceding section 19(3)(a) substituted by section 12(d) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (a) |
all income and expenditure of the Commission; |
| (b) |
all assets and the discharge of all liabilities of the Commission; and |
| (c) |
the proper and diligent implementation of Part 5; and |
[Section 19(3)(c) substituted by section 12(e) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
[Section 19(3)(d) inserted by section 12(f) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (4) |
The chief executive officer may— |
| (a) |
delegate any of his or her powers to any other employee of the Commission; or |
| (b) |
instruct any other employee of the Commission to perform any of his or her duties. |
[Section 19(4) inserted by section 12(g) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (5) |
A delegation or instruction in terms of subsection (4)— |
| (a) |
is subject to any conditions the chief executive officer may impose; and |
| (b) |
does not divest the chief executive officer of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. |
[Section 19(5) inserted by section 12(g) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
| (6) |
The chief executive officer may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by an employee in consequence of a delegation or instruction in terms of subsection (4). |
[Section 19(6) inserted by section 12(g) of Act No. 4 of 2015]
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