National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 6 : General Powers and Duties of Minister and Director-GeneralPart 1 : Delegations, directives, expropriation, condonation and additional powers63. Delegation of powers and duties by Minister |
| (1) | The Minister may, in writing and subject to conditions, delegate a power and duty vested in the Minister in terms of this Act to— |
| (a) | an official of the Department by name; |
| (b) | the holder of an office in the Department; |
| (d) | an advisory committee established under section 99; or |
| (e) | a water board as defined in section 1 of the Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No 108 of 1997). |
| (2) | The Minister may not delegate the power— |
| (a) | to make a regulation; |
| (b) | to authorise a water management institution to expropriate under section 64(1); |
| (c) | to appoint a member of the governing board of a catchment management agency; or |
| (d) | to appoint a member of the Water Tribunal. |
| (3) | The Minister may, in writing and subject to conditions, permit a person to whom a power or duty has been delegated to delegate that function to another person. |
| (4) | The Minister may give a directive to the Director-General in relation to the exercise of any of the Director-General's powers or performance of any of the Director-General's duties, including any power delegated to the Director-General. |
| (5) | The Director-General must give effect to a directive in terms of subsection (4). |