Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

Constitutional Court Complementary Act 13 of 1995

1 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates-
'Court' means the Constitutional Court established in terms of section 98 (1) of the Constitution;
16 Engaging the Court, rules and saving
(1) (a) The President of the Court may, in consultation with the Chief Justice, by notice in the Gazette make rules relating to the manner in which the Court may be engaged in any matter in respect of which it has jurisdiction, including the matters referred to in section 172 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and all matters relating to the proceedings of and before the Court.
(b) Every rule and every amendment or repeal thereof shall be submitted to Parliament before the promulgation thereof and tabled as soon as possible.

Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act 71 of 1988

2 Business Practices Committee

(1) There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Consumer Affairs Committee.
4 Functions of committee
(2) (a) As soon as practicable after 31 December 1991 the committee shall submit to the Minister a report on the functions performed by it during the preceding period, and thereafter the committee shall as soon as practicable after 31 December in each succeeding year submit to the Minister a report on the functions performed by it during the relevant year.
(b) Any report submitted to the Minister in terms of paragraph (a), shall as soon as practicable be laid upon the Tables of Parliament.
8 Investigations by committee
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the committee may on its own initiative, and shall on the directions of the Minister, make such investigation as it may consider necessary-
(a) into any unfair business practice which the committee or the Minister, as the case may be, has reason to believe exists or may come into existence;
(b) into any business practice or type of business practice, in general or in relation to a particular commodity or investment or any class or kind of commodity or investment or a particular business or any class or type of business or a particular area, which in the opinion of the committee or the Minister, as the case may be, is commonly applied for the purposes of or in connection with the creation or maintenance of unfair business practices;
(d) into any unfair business practice referred to the committee in terms of any other law.
(2) An investigation in terms of subsection (1) or section 4 (1) (c) shall not be made or proceeded with by the committee on its own initiative, if in the opinion of the Minister such an investigation is not in the public interest.
(4) The committee shall by notice in the Gazette make known any investigation which it proposes to make in terms of subsection (1), and further make known that any person may within a period specified in the notice of not fewer than 14 days from the date of the notice, make written representations regarding the investigation to the committee.
10 Reports by committee
(1) The committee shall report to the Minister on the result of any investigation made by it in terms of section 8 (1).
(3) Every report in terms of this section which in the opinion of the Minister may be made known without detriment to the public interest-
(a) shall as soon as practicable be laid upon the Tables of Parliament;
(b) may at any time, either before or after it is or was laid upon the Tables of Parliament, be published by the Minister in the Gazette or be made known in any other manner that the Minister may deem expedient.

Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008

87. Appointment of Commissioner
(1) The Minister must appoint a person with suitable qualifications and experience in economics, law, commerce, industry or public affairs as Commissioner of the Commission, who—

(a) is responsible for all matters pertaining to the functions of the Commission under this Act; and

(b) holds office for an agreed term not exceeding five years.
(2) Before the Minister makes an appointment in terms of subsection (1) the relevant Parliamentary Committee must be consulted with respect to such appointment.

Contingency Fees Act 66 of 1997

3 Form and content of contingency fees agreement

(1) (a) A contingency fees agreement shall be in writing and in the form prescribed by the Minister of Justice, which shall be published in the Gazette, after consultation with the advocates' and attorneys' professions.
(b) The Minister of Justice shall cause a copy of the form referred to in paragraph (a) to be tabled in Parliament, before such form is put into operation.

Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft Act 59 of 1993

2 Application of Convention

(4) The Minister shall lay a copy of every proclamation issued under subsection (2) or (3) upon the Table in Parliament within 14 days after the date of the publication of such proclamation in the Gazette, 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.
14 Regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations-
(a) to give effect to any provision of the Convention or any convention referred to in section 2 (2);
` (b) providing for the recovery of any expenditure incurred in connection with the application of the Convention or any convention referred to in section 2 (2);
(c) regarding any matter which in terms of this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed; and
(d) regarding any other matter the regulation of which, in the opinion of the Minister, may be necessary or desirable in order to achieve or promote the objects of this Act.
(5) After considering the representations referred to in subsection (4), the Minister may, whether or not he has adjusted the regulations in question, promulgate such regulations in their final form.
(6) Regulations referred to in subsection (1) shall be laid upon the Table in Parliament within 14 days after promulgation thereof under subsection (5) 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.
Co-operative Banks Act 40 of 2007
Reporting
52.
(1) The supervisor must provide the Minister with access to any information as may be reasonably requested.
(2) (a) The supervisor must annually, at the intervals prescribed by the Minister, submit to the Minister a report on—

(i) the exercise and performance of his or her powers and functions in terms of this Act; and

(ii) the implementation of the co-operation and co-ordination plan referred to in section 42.

(b) The Minister must table the report referred to in subsection (2) in Parliament within two months of submission thereof.
Regulations
86.
(4) Before regulations in terms of this Act are made, the Minister must publish the draft regulations in the Gazette for public comment and submit the regulations to Parliament, while it is in session, for parliamentary scrutiny at least one month before their promulgation.