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National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

Chapter 9 : Administration of Act and Specific Environmental Management Acts

42C. Delegation of powers and duties by Minister responsible for water affairs

 

(1) The Minister responsible for water affairs may delegate a power or duty vested in him or her in terms of this Act to an official in the department responsible for water affairs.

 

(2) A delegation in terms of subsection (1)—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) may be subject to conditions;
(c) does not prevent the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty by the Minister responsible for water affairs personally;
(d) may include the power to subdelegate;
(e) may be withdrawn by the Minister responsible for water affairs, subject to any rights that may have accrued to any person; and
(f) does not divest the Minister responsible for water affairs of the responsibility for the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty.

 

Section 42C inserted by section 34 of the National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48869, dated 30 June 2023]