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Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999)

Chapter 6 : Public Entities

Part 3 : Other officials of public entities

56. Assignment of powers and duties by accounting authorities

 

(1) The accounting authority for a public entity may—
(a) in writing delegate any of the powers entrusted or delegated to the accounting authority in terms of this Act, to an official in that public entity; or
(b) instruct an official in that public entity to perform any of the duties assigned to the accounting authority in terms of this Act.

 

(2) A delegation or instruction to an official in terms of subsection (1)—
(a) is subject to any limitations and conditions the accounting authority may impose ;
(b) may either be to a specific individual or to the holder of a specific post in the relevant public entity; and
(c) does not divest the accounting authority of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power or the performance of the assigned duty.

 

(3) The accounting authority may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by an official as a result of a delegation or instruction in terms of subsection (1), subject to any rights that may have become vested as a consequence of the decision.