Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

National Heritage Council Act 11 of 1999

3 Establishment of Council

There is hereby established a juristic person to be known as the National Heritage Council.
13 Audit, annual and financial report
(1) The Auditor-General shall audit the accounts and balance sheet of the Council.
(2) The Council shall-
(a) furnish to the Minister such information as he or she may call for in connection with the activities and financial position of the Council;
(b) submit to the Minister an annual report containing a balance sheet, a statement of income and expenditure certified by the Auditor-General and such other particulars as the Minister may require.
(3) The Minister shall table the report referred to in subsection (2) (b) in Parliament within 14 days after receipt thereof if Parliament is then in ordinary session or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within 14 days after commencement of the next ordinary session.
(4) Within five months after the report has been tabled, a delegation consisting of the chairperson of the Council and at least two other members of the Council must brief the relevant committees of Parliament on the annual report.

National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999

11 Establishment of South African Heritage Resources Agency

There is hereby established an organisation to be known as the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) which shall be a body corporate capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name and which shall be governed by a Council established in terms of section 14.
22 Reports
(1) As soon as practicable after the end of the financial year, SAHRA must compile and submit to the Minister a report on all its activities during that financial year, including a balance sheet and statements of income and expenditure certified by the Auditor-General.
(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) must include a description of the condition of the national estate during the period to which the report relates, including destruction and other losses incurred, threats to specific heritage resources or categories of heritage resources, and an account of offences and prosecutions and the results thereof.
(3) The Minister must table the report referred to in subsection (1) in Parliament within 14 days after receipt thereof if Parliament is in ordinary session or, if Parliament is not in ordinary session, within 14 days after the commencement of its next ordinary session.

National House of Traditional Leaders Act 22 of 2009

17. Accountability of House
(1) The House must, on an annual basis, submit a report to Parliament giving an account on its activities and programmes.

(2) Parliament may request a meeting with the House to discuss matters of interest to Parliament.

24. Regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations regarding any matter that this Act requires or permits to be prescribed.

(2) The Minister may make regulations regarding generally any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act.

(3) Before any regulations are made under this section, the Minister must—

(a) consult the House;

(b) publish the draft regulations in the Gazette for public comment; and

(c) submit the draft regulations to Parliament for parliamentary scrutiny at least one month before their publication.

National Nuclear Regulator Act 47 of 1999

3 Establishment of National Nuclear Regulator

A juristic person to be known as the National Nuclear Regulator, comprising a board, a chief executive officer and staff, is hereby established.
7 Functions of Regulator
(1) The Regulator may, subject to this Act, for the purpose of achieving its objects-
(a) grant or amend nuclear authorisations;
(b) hire, purchase or otherwise acquire any movable and immovable property and proprietary right, and rent or dispose of property so acquired, but may not acquire or dispose of immovable property without the prior approval of the Minister, granted with the agreement of the Minister of Finance;
(c) collaborate with any other body or institution or establish and control facilities for the collection and dissemination of scientific and technical information, in connection with any matter regarding nuclear energy falling within the objects of the Regulator;
(d) collaborate with any educational, scientific or other body, a government or institution in connection with the provision of instruction for, or the training of, persons required by the Regulator;
(e) provide, on such conditions as the Regulator thinks fit, financial or other assistance in connection with the training of persons in so far as in the board's opinion it is necessary to ensure that a sufficient number of trained persons are available to enable the Regulator to perform its functions;
(f) insure itself against any loss, damage, risk or liability which it may suffer or incur;
(g) advise the Minister on matters associated with any action or condition which-
(i) is capable of causing nuclear damage;
(ii) the Minister refers to the Regulator; or
(iii) the Regulator thinks necessary to advise the Minister on;
(h) for purposes of this Act, act as the national competent authority in connection with the International Atomic Energy Agency's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material;
(i) conclude contracts, enter into agreements or perform any act, whether in the Republic or elsewhere, whereby its objects are carried into effect or which is calculated, directly or indirectly, to enhance the value of the services which the Regulator renders towards the achievement of its objects or which may be prescribed;
(j) produce and submit to the Minister an annual public report on the health and safety related to workers, the public and the environment associated with all sites including, but not limited to, the prescribed contents.

(2) The Minister must table in Parliament the annual public report submitted to him or her in terms of subsection (1) (j) within 14 days after it is so submitted 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 ordinary session.

8 Control and management of affairs of Regulator
(1) The Regulator is governed and controlled, in accordance with this Act, by a Board of Directors.
(4) The board consists of-
(a) the following directors appointed by the Minister:
(i) One representative of organised labour;
(ii) one representative of organised business;
(iii) one person representing communities, which may be affected by nuclear activities;
(iv) an official from the Department of Minerals and Energy;
(v) an official from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism; and
(vi) not more than seven other directors; and
(b) the chief executive officer.
(7) For the purposes of appointing the directors of the board referred to in subsection (4) (a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi)-
(b) a panel, appointed by the Minister, which may include representatives of the relevant committees of Parliament, must compile a shortlist of not more than 20 candidates from the persons so nominated;
19 Judicial management and liquidation of Regulator
Despite the provisions of any other law, the Regulator may not be placed under judicial management or in liquidation except if authorised by an Act of Parliament adopted specially for that purpose.