Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

Armaments Development and Production Act 57 of 1968

2 Establishment of Armaments Development and Production Corporation of South Africa, Limited

(1) As from a date to be fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette, there shall be established a body to be known as the Armaments Development and Production Corporation of South Africa, Limited, which shall be a body corporate, capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name and of performing, subject to the provisions of this Act, all such acts as are necessary for or incidental to the carrying out of its objects, the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions.
8 Finances of corporation
(4) As soon as may be after the completion of every audit the board shall furnish the Minister with the report of the auditor containing such particulars as may be prescribed, together with a report on the activities of the corporation containing the prescribed particulars, and the Minister shall lay each report and any statements of account accompanying such report on the Table of the Senate and of the House of Assembly within one month after receipt thereof by him, if Parliament is in ordinary session, or if Parliament is not in ordinary session, within one month after the commencement of the next ensuing ordinary session, unless disclosure of any such report may in the opinion of the Minister jeopardize the safety of the State.
10 Winding up of corporation
The corporation shall not be wound up except by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament.

Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act 45 of 1965

47 Act binds the State

(3) If at any time after the fixed date smoke in excess of the standards prescribed by any order under section 20 (1) (b) or any regulations made under this Act is emitted or emanates from any premises as a result of the operation of any fuel burning appliance controlled by the State (including any provincial administration) the local authority concerned may give notice to that effect through the Minister to the Minister who administers the Department of State concerned or to the Premier concerned who shall cause such steps to be taken as may be necessary and practicable to prevent or minimise the emission of such smoke, and furnish a report to the Minister in regard to any steps taken in pursuance thereof: Provided that where the department concerned is administered by the Minister such notice shall be given to the Minister who shall thereupon cause steps to be taken as aforesaid.
(6) (a) The Minister shall each year lay on the Table in the House of Assembly-
(i) a copy of every notice sent to him by a local authority in terms of subsection (3) during the preceding calendar year;
(ii) a copy of every report submitted to him in terms of subsection (3) or (5) during such calendar year; and
(iii) a statement as to any complaints lodged with him during such calendar year under the proviso to subsection (3) and of the steps taken in pursuance thereof.

Attorneys Act 53 of 1979

81 Regulations

(1) The Minister may after consultation with, except in the case of regulations made under paragraph (f) or (g), the Chief Justice of South Africa and after consultation with the presidents of the various societies make regulations determining the following:
(g) the acts which shall not be performed by any person other than a practitioner or an agent referred to in section 22 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act 32 of 1944);
(3) Regulations made under subsection (1) (g) may provide for exemption, either temporarily or permanently or partially or wholly, from the prohibitions therein contained in respect of particular persons or categories of persons or in respect of any specified matter connected with any act mentioned in such regulations: Provided that no exemption granted permanently shall be cancelled or withdrawn unless such cancellation or withdrawal has been approved by resolution of Parliament.

Aviation Act 74 of 1962

1 Definitions

'Convention' means the Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944, and adopted by section one of the Aviation Amendment Act, 1947 (Act 42 of 1947), and set out in the First Schedule to this Act, and includes any amendments thereof and additions thereto ratified and proclaimed in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section three;
'Transit Agreement' means the International Air Services Transit Agreement drawn up at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944, and adopted by section two of the Aviation Amendment Act, 1946 (Act 41 of 1946), and set out in the Second Schedule to this Act, and includes any amendments thereof and additions thereto ratified and proclaimed in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section three.
3 Power to carry out and apply the Convention and the Transit Agreement
(1) The State President may-
(a) issue such proclamations as appear to him necessary for carrying out the Convention or the Transit Agreement and for giving effect thereto or to any of the provisions thereof; and
(b) do all things necessary to ratify or cause to be ratified on behalf of the Republic, any amendments of, or additions to, the Convention or the Transit Agreement which may from time to time be made and, by proclamation in the Gazette, declare that the amendments or additions so ratified shall be observed and have the force and effect of law in the Republic.
(2) Copies of any amendments or additions ratified and proclaimed in terms of subsection (1) (b) shall be laid upon the Table of the House of Assembly within fourteen days after the publication of the relative proclamation in the Gazette, if the House of Assembly is then in ordinary session or, if the House of Assembly is not then in ordinary session, within fourteen days after the commencement of its next ensuing ordinary session.

Banks Act 94 of 1990

1 Definitions

(2) (a) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Registrar and after consultation with the Governor of the Reserve Bank, by regulation amend the definition of 'deposit' or 'the business of a bank' for the purposes of the application of any of or all the provisions of this Act.
(b) Every regulation made under paragraph (a) shall be of force and effect unless and until, during the session in which the relevant list has been laid upon the Tables in Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 17 of the Interpretation Act, 1957 (Act 33 of 1957), every House of Parliament has by resolution disapproved of the regulation, in which event the regulation shall lapse as from a date to be specified in the resolution, but such lapsing of the regulation shall not affect the validity of anything done under such regulation before the date specified in the resolution, and nothing contained in this paragraph shall affect the power of the Minister to make a new regulation as to the subject matter of the regulation which has so lapsed.
4 Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Banks
(1) The Reserve Bank shall, subject to the approval of the Minister, designate an officer or employee in its service as Registrar of Banks, who shall perform, under the control of the said Bank and in accordance with the directions issued by that Bank from time to time, the functions assigned to the Registrar by or under this Act.
(2) The Reserve Bank may, subject to the approval of the Minister, designate so many officers or employees in its service as it may deem necessary, but not exceeding four, as Deputy Registrars of Banks, who shall, subject to the control and directions of the Registrar, be competent to perform any function which the Registrar is permitted or required to perform.
10 Annual report by Registrar
(1) The Registrar shall annually submit to the Minister a report on his or her activities in terms of this Act during the year under review.
(2) The Minister shall lay a copy of the report referred to in subsection (1) upon the Tables in Parliament within 14 days after receipt of such report, if Parliament is then in ordinary session, or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within 14 days after the commencement of its next ensuing ordinary session.