Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

Electricity Act 41 of 1987

2 National Electricity Regulator

The Electricity Control Board referred to in section 22 of the Electricity Act, 1958 (Act 40 of 1958), shall continue to exist as the 'National Electricity Regulator'.
5D Reporting
(1) The regulator shall-
(a) furnish the Minister with such information and particulars as he or she may from time to time require in connection with the affairs and financial position of the regulator; and
(b) annually, within six months after the end of the financial year, submit to the Minister a report with regard to the functions, affairs and financial position of the regulator in respect of that financial year.
(2) Without derogating from the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) (b), the annual report referred to in that subsection shall inter alia include-
(a) an audited balance sheet and statement of income and expenditure, including any notes thereon and documents annexed thereto whereby relevant information is provided;
(b) particulars of any donations or contributions received under section 5B (1) (b);
(c) information regarding licences granted, renewed, amended, transferred, ceded, suspended or withdrawn;
(d) the report on the audit referred to in section 5C (2);
(e) a report regarding the execution of the business plan of the regulator;
(f) a report regarding the envisaged strategies of the regulator; and
(g) such other information as the Minister may from time to time determine.
(3) The annual report submitted in terms of subsection (1) (b) shall be tabled in Parliament by the Minister within 14 days after receipt thereof or, if Parliament is not then in session, within 14 days after the commencement of the next ensuing session.

Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002

5 National e-strategy
(1) The Minister must, within 24 months after the promulgation of this Act, develop a three-year national e-strategy for the Republic, which must be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.
(2) The Cabinet must, on acceptance of the national e-strategy, declare the implementation of the national e-strategy as a national priority.
(11) The Minister must table an annual report in Parliament regarding the progress made in the implementation of the national e-strategy.
59 Establishment of Authority
A juristic person to be known as the .za Domain Name Authority is hereby established for the purpose of assuming responsibility for the .za domain name space as from a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette and by notifying all relevant authorities.

62 Board of directors of Authority.—(1)  The Authority is managed and controlled by a Board of Directors consisting of nine directors, one of whom is the chairperson.

67 Reports
As soon as practicable after the end of every financial year, the Board must submit a report on its activities during that year to the Minister who must table that report in Parliament.

Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998

21 Report

(1) A designated employer that employs fewer than 150 employees must-
(a) submit its first report to the Director-General within 12 months after the commencement of this Act or, if later, within 12 months after the date on which that employer became a designated employer; and
(b) thereafter, submit a report to the Director-General once every two years, on the first working day of October.
(2) A designated employer that employs 150 or more employees must-
(a) submit its first report to the Director-General within six months after the commencement of this Act or, if later, within six months after the date on which that employer became a designated employer; and
(b) thereafter, submit a report to the Director-General once every year on the first working day of October.
22 Publication of report
(1) Every designated employer that is a public company must publish a summary of a report required by section 21 in that employer's annual financial report.
(2) When a designated employer within any organ of state has produced a report in terms of section 21, the Minister responsible for that employer must table that report in Parliament.

Environmental Conservation Act 73 of 1989

24 Regulations regarding waste management
The Minister may make regulations with regard to waste management, concerning- …
(l) the imposition of compulsory charging, deposits or related financial measures on waste types or specified items in waste types with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.
24B Regulations regarding products
The Minister may make regulations with regard to the prohibition, control, sale, distribution, import or export of products that may have a substantial detrimental effect on the environment or on human health.
24C Procedure for making regulations
(1) Before making a regulation under section 24 (l) or 24B, the Minister must-
(a) publish a notice in the Gazette setting out the draft regulations;
(b) notify the Presiding Officer of both Houses of Parliament of such publication; and
(c) invite written comments on the draft regulations to be submitted to the Minister within a period of 30 days of publication of such notice.
(2) Prior to publishing final regulations the Minister must consider the comments referred to in subsection (1).
(3) Any regulation made under section 24 (l) or 24B is not subject to the publication for comment requirements contained in section 32.

Eskom Conversion Act 13 of 2001

6 Memorandum and articles of association of Eskom

(1) The Registrar of Companies, appointed in terms of section 7 of the Companies Act, must, on the date of conversion, register the memorandum and the articles of association of Eskom in terms of section 63 (1) of the Companies Act, but no fee is payable in respect of such registration.
(2) The memorandum and the articles of association of Eskom must be as determined by the Minister.
(3) The Minister may publish such articles of association in the Gazette for public comment and must table them before Parliament.