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Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)

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Intelligence Services Regulations, 2014

Chapter I : General Provisions

4. Delegations and Responsibilities

 

 

(1) Application of the Regulation

 

(a) To enable the Director-General to manage the Agency effectively and efficiently, the Minister must provide the Director-General with appropriate powers and authority. For the same purpose, the Director-General must empower members in the Agency by means of appropriate delegations and authorisations, where necessary.
(b) The Minister must set measurable objectives for the Agency, optimally utilise the Agency's human and other resources and apply fair labour practices.
(c) The Director-General must set objectives to—
(i) promote a strong organisational culture that reflects high standards, professionalism and moral integrity; and
(ii) constantly improve the objectivity, timeliness and accuracy of information and the quality of either its intelligence estimates and/or its core functions, as the case may be.

 

(2)        Delegations

 

(a) If these Regulations confer a power or impose a duty upon the Minister or the Director-General, he or she may, subject to the Act—
(i) delegate the power to a member or authorise a member to perform the duty; and
(ii) set conditions for the exercise of the power or performance of duty.
(b) The Minister must record a delegation or authorisation in writing and may incorporate it in an employment contract for the Director-General.
(c) The delegation of power by the Minister or the Director-General, as the case may be, does not prevent him or her from exercising the power personally.

 

(3)        Responsibilities

 

(a) The Minister must uphold the applications and measures set out in these Regulations.
(b) The Minister may not require or permit the Director-General or any other member, as the case may be, to engage in an activity or take a decision in breach of these Regulations.
(c) The Director-General must—
(i) uphold the provisions of these Regulations and any other statutory obligations;
(ii) ensure that members within the Agency comply with these Regulations and any other statutory obligations; and
(iii) deal immediately and effectively with any breach thereof.