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Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)

Chapter 7 : Regulations

55. Procedure when issuing regulations

 

(1) Unless public interest requires a regulation to be issued without delay, the Minister must comply with the following procedure when intending to issue regulations :
(a) The intention to issue the regulation must be announced by notice in the Gazette and at least one other means of communication circulated throughout the Republic;
(b) the notice must state –
(i) that a draft regulation has been developed for comment;
(ii) the nature of the draft regulation;
(iii) where a copy of the draft regulation may be obtained; and
(iv) where comments are to be returned to :
(c) a period of at least one month from the date of the announcement must be allowed for interested parties to comment on the regulation; and
(d) the comments received and the content of all discussions and consultations must be considered before issuing or amending the regulation.

 

(2)        Subsection (1) does not apply –

(a) to any regulation correcting a textual error; or
(b) when the Minister withdraws any regulation or notice made or issued under the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1966 (Act No. 30 of 1966), as contemplated in item 2 of Schedule 1.

 

(3) Any regulation affecting State revenue or expenditure may only be issued or amended with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.