South African Social Security Agency Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2004)Chapter 3 : Chief Executive Officer and Other Staff of Agency6. Functions of Chief Executive Officer |
| (1) | The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for— |
| (b) | the compilation of a business and financial plan and reports in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), for approval by the Minister; |
| (c) | the appointment of members of staff contemplated in section 7(1); and |
| (d) | control of, and maintenance of discipline over, members of staff of the Agency. |
| (2) | The Chief Executive Officer is accountable to the Minister and must report to him or her on the activities of the Agency. |
| (3) | If the Chief Executive Officer is for any reason unable to perform any of his or her functions, the Minister must, in writing, appoint another person as Acting Chief Executive Officer until the Chief Executive Officer is able to resume those functions. |
(4)
| (a) | The Chief Executive Officer may, in writing and on such conditions as he or she may determine, delegate any power or duty of the Chief Executive Officer to a senior member of the Agency, unless the Minister prohibits a specific delegation. |
| (b) | The power of the Chief Executive Officer to delegate includes the power to subdelegate. |
| (5) | A delegation made under subsection (4) does not— |
| (a) | divest the Chief Executive Officer of the responsibility or accountability concerning the performance of the function in question; |
| (b) | prohibit the performance of the function in question by the Chief Executive Officer. |
| (6) | A delegation made under subsection (4) may be repealed, withdrawn or amended, but the repeal, withdrawal or amendment does not affect any right which may have accrued to a person as a result of the function performed before the delegation was repealed, withdrawn or amended. |
| (7) | The Minister may override any decision taken by the Chief Executive Officer. |