| (1) |
The expenses incurred in connection with— |
| (a) |
the exercise of the powers, the carrying out of the duties and the performance of the functions of the Directorate; and |
| (b) |
the remuneration and other conditions of service of members of the Directorate, |
shall be defrayed from monies appropriated by Parliament for this purpose to the departmental vote in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999).
| (2) |
In order to give effect to subsection (5), the National Head of the Directorate shall prepare and provide the National Commissioner with the necessary estimate of revenue and expenditure of the Directorate for incorporation on the estimate and expenditure of the Service. |
| (3) |
Whenever the National Commissioner and the National Head of the Directorate are unable to agree on estimate of revenue and expenditure of the Directorate, the Minister shall mediate between the parties. |
| (4) |
The National Commissioner, as the accounting officer of the Service, shall, subject to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), and subsection (2)— |
| (a) |
be charged with the responsibility of accounting for State monies received or paid out for or paid out for or on account of the Directorate; |
| (b) |
involve the National Head of the Directorate in all consultations relating to the estimate of revenue and expenditure of the Directorate including any consultations with the National Treasury relating to the revenue and expenditure of the Directorate; |
| (c) |
cause the necessary accounting and other records to be kept; and |
| (d) |
ensure that the annual report on the performance of the Directorate is included as a distinct programme in the annual report of the Service. |
| (5) |
Monies appropriated by Parliament for the purpose envisaged in subsection (1)— |
| (a) |
shall be regarded as specifically and exclusively appropriated for that purpose; and |
| (b) |
may only be utilised for that purpose. |
| (6) |
The National Head of the Directorate shall have control over the monies appropriated by Parliament envisaged in subsection (1) in respect of the expenses of the Directorate. |
[Section 17H substituted by section 12 of Act No. 10 of 2012]
Statistics Act, 1999
