Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 9 : Advisory Committees99. Establishment of advisory committees |
(1) | The Minister may— |
(a) | establish an advisory committee; |
(b) | give it a name or change its name; |
(c) | determine its purpose and functions or effect amendments thereto; |
(d) | make appointments to the committee, including the chairperson and deputy chairperson; |
(e) | remove persons from the committee; and |
(f) | disestablish an advisory committee. |
(2) | Officials of the Department may be members of an advisory committee. |
(3) | A member of a committee may be remunerated as directed by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. |
(4) | An act performed in good faith by a committee is valid, despite any failure to comply with a formal procedural requirement. |
(5) | The Department may supply administrative support services to a committee. |
(6) | An official of the Department who is not a member of the committee, if so directed by the Director-General, may attend a meeting of a committee, but may not vote at the meeting. |
(7) | The Minister in appointing a member of a committee, must consider— |
(a) | the powers and duties of the committee; |
(b) | the need for the committee to represent various relevant interests; and |
(c) | the expertise necessary for the committee to exercise its powers and perform its duties effectively. |