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National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : South African National Biodiversity Institute

Part 7 : General

35. Minister's supervisory powers

 

(1) The Minister
(a) must monitor the exercise and performance by the Institute of its powers and duties;
(b) may set norms and standards for the exercise and performance by the Institute of its powers and duties;
(c) may issue directives to the Institute on policy, planning, strategy and procedural issues to ensure its effective and efficient functioning;
(d) must determine limits on fees charged by the Institute in the exercise and performance of its powers and duties;
(e) may identify land for new botanical gardens and extensions to existing botanical gardens.

 

(2) The Institute must exercise its powers and perform its duties subject to any norms and standards, directives and determinations issued by the Minister in terms of subsection (1).