Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

State Trust Board Act 88 of 1979

2 Establishment of State Trust Board

(1) There is hereby established a board to be called the State Trust Board.
(2) The board shall consist of not fewer than three and not more than five members who shall be appointed by the Minister, one of whom shall be designated by the Minister as chairman.
10 Reports by board
(1) The board shall report to the Minister as often as the board may deem fit, but at least once every six months.
(2) A report referred to in subsection (1) which in the opinion of the Minister may be made known without prejudice to the security of the State or its foreign relations, shall as soon as possible be laid on the Table in the Senate and in the House of Assembly.

Statistics Act 6 of 1999

7 Duties and powers of Statistician-General

(2) The Statistician-General must-
(a)…
(c) furnish the Minister and the Council each year with a report in respect of the activities of Statistics South Africa during that year, which report the Minister must as soon as possible table in Parliament;
8 Establishment of Council
(1) A council to be known as the South African Statistics Council is hereby established.
13 Duties and powers of Council
(2) The Council must furnish the Minister and Statistician-General with an annual report in respect of its activities, including its advice to the Minister and Statistician-General and the outcome of that advice, during the year in question, and the Minister must as soon as possible table that report in Parliament.

Taxation Laws Second Amendment Act 25 of 2011
1.
(17) The Minister of Science and Technology must annually submit a report to

Parliament advising Parliament of the direct benefits of the research and

development in terms of economic growth, employment and other broader

government objectives and the aggregate expenditure in respect of such activities without disclosing the identity of any person.

Technical Colleges Act 104 of 1981

2 Establishment of, or declaration of certain institutions as, technical colleges

(1) The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of the Budget and Works, by notice in the Gazette and from a date mentioned in the notice-
(a) establish a technical college at any place;
(b) declare any school or state-aided school which provides or intends to provide post-school education a technical college.
28 Subsidies to technical colleges
The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of the Budget and Works, out of moneys voted by the House of Assembly for the purpose, grant subsidies to a technical college for such purposes and on such basis and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Minister.
29 Action on failure of technical college to comply with conditions subject to which subsidy has been paid
(1) If any technical college fails to comply with any condition subject to which any subsidy has under section 28 been paid to it, the Minister may call upon such technical college to comply with that condition within a fixed period.
(2) If such technical college thereafter fails to comply with the said condition, the Minister may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained, withhold payment of the whole or any portion of the subsidy voted by the House of Assembly in respect of that technical college: Provided that where the whole or any portion of the subsidy voted by the House of Assembly is withheld by the Minister, he shall report the matter to the House of Assembly together with his reasons for so withholding payment, within fourteen days of his having notified the technical college concerned of his intention so to withhold payment, 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 of the commencement of its next ensuing ordinary session.

Technology Innovation Agency Act 26 of 2008

5. Board of Agency
(1) There is hereby established a Board, known as the Board of the Agency, consisting of—

(a) a chairperson;

(b) not less than six and not more than nine members; and

(c) the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, as an ex offıcio member.
(2) The Board is responsible for the management and control of the Agency.
(3) The Board must prepare an Investment Framework Policy, as prescribed, and review such policy on an annual basis.
(4) The Minister must appoint a panel which must compile a shortlist of candidates for members of the Board, and such shortlist must be compiled after a transparent and competitive nomination process.
(5) The members of the Board contemplated in subsection (1)(a) and (b) are appointed by the Minister, in consultation with the National Assembly, on the grounds of their knowledge and experience in technological innovation, technology management, intellectual property and commercialisation thereof and business skills which, when considered collectively, should enable them to attain the objects of the Agency.
6. Disqualification from membership
A person may not be appointed or continue as a member of the Board if such person is—

(a) declared by a competent court to be mentally ill, as defined in the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No. 18 of 1973);

(b) convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, or in the case of fraud, to a fine or imprisonment;

(c) elected as a member of National Assembly, a provincial legislature or the council of a municipality, or is appointed as a delegate to the National Council of Provinces by a provincial legislature;

Telecommunications Act 103 of 1996

5 Establishment of South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

(4) (a) The Minister may from time to time by notice in the Gazette issue to the Authority policy directions consistent with the objects mentioned in section 2.
(b) The Minister shall, before a policy direction contemplated in paragraph (a) is issued-
(i) consult the Authority;
(ii) in order to obtain the view of interested persons, cause the text of such direction to be published in the Gazette together with a notice declaring his or her intention to issue that direction and inviting interested persons to lodge written representations in relation to the direction in the manner specified in such notice within 30 days from the date of the notice; and
(iii) refer the proposed direction for comment to the committees of Parliament appointed for the purpose of considering matters relating to telecommunications.

58. Establishment of Universal Service Agency.—(1)  There is hereby established a juristic person to be known as the Universal Service Agency.

63 Annual and other reports
(1) The Agency shall furnish to the Minister such information and particulars as he or she may from time to time in writing require in connection with the activities of the Agency, and shall annually, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each period of 12 months ending on 31 March, furnish to the Minister a report in regard to the functions, affairs and activities of the Agency in respect of such period.
(2) Without derogating from the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), the annual report shall, among others, include-
(a) information regarding progress towards achieving the goal of universal service; and
(b) such other information as the Minister may determine.
(3) The Minister shall table a copy of the annual report in Parliament within 30 days after it is received by him or her if Parliament is then in ordinary session or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within 30 days after the commencement of its next ordinary session.
65 Establishment and control of Universal Service Fund
(1) There shall be a Universal Service Fund, of which the Agency shall keep account in its books and which shall be credited with-
(a) universal service contributions referred to in section 67 (1); and
68 Accounts of Universal Service Fund
(4) The Minister shall table a copy of the audited accounts and balance sheet in Parliament-
(a) within 30 days after it has been received by him or her if Parliament is then in ordinary session or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within 30 days after the commencement of its next ordinary session; or
(b) if so determined by the Minister, together with the annual report of the Agency in regard to the period concerned.