Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

Currency and Exchanges Act 9 of 1933

9 Regulations regarding currency, banking or the exchanges

(3) The Governor-General may, by any such regulations, suspend in whole or in part this Act or any other Act of Parliament or any other law relating to or affecting or having any bearing upon currency, banking or exchanges, and any such Act or law which is in conflict or inconsistent with any such regulation shall be deemed to be suspended in so far as it is in conflict or inconsistent with any such regulation.
(4) The Minister of Finance shall cause a copy of every regulation made under this section to be laid upon the Table of both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after the first publication thereof in the Gazette, if Parliament is in ordinary session during the whole of that period, and if Parliament is not in ordinary session during the whole of that period, then within fourteen days after the beginning of the next ordinary session of Parliament; and if any such regulation is calculated to raise any revenue, he shall cause to be attached to the copy so laid upon the Table a statement of the revenue which he estimates will be raised thereby during the period of twelve months after the coming into operation thereof. Every such regulation calculated to raise any revenue shall cease to have the force of law from a date one month after it has been laid on the Table unless before that date it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament.

Debt Collectors Act 114 of 1998

2 Establishment and objects of Council for Debt Collectors

(1) There is hereby established a juristic person to be known as the Council for Debt Collectors.
12 Register
(1) The Council shall keep a register of the names and prescribed particulars of every debt collector whose application for registration under section 9 (3) has been approved, or whose registration has been withdrawn or disapproved.
(2) The register contemplated in subsection (1) shall-
(a) be published in the Gazette annually;
(b) be updated every second month by the Council;
(c) be available for inspection by the public at the prescribed places and times; and
(d) be submitted to Parliament within 14 days after the publication thereof in the Gazette.
14 Code of conduct
(1) (a) The Council shall, subject to the approval of the Minister, adopt a code of conduct for debt collectors and shall publish such code in the Gazette.
(b) The code of conduct, and any amendment thereof, shall be submitted to Parliament within 14 days after publication thereof in the Gazette.

Defence Act 42 of 2002

7 Secretary for Defence

(1) The President must, subject to the laws governing the public service, appoint a person to the post of Secretary for Defence as head of the Defence Secretariat.
8 Functions of Secretary for Defence
The Secretary for Defence-
(d) must perform such functions as may be entrusted to the Secretary for Defence by the Minister, in particular those necessary or expedient to enhance civil control by-
(i) Parliament over the Department;
(ii) parliamentary committees having oversight over the Department; and
(iii) the Minister over the Department;
18 Employment of Defence Force
(2) When the Defence Force is employed for any purpose contemplated in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (1), the President or Minister, as the case may be, must inform Parliament promptly and in appropriate detail of the-
(a) reasons for such employment;
(b) place where the Defence Force is being employed;
(c) number of people involved;
(d) period for which the Defence Force is expected to be employed; and
(e) expenditure incurred or expected to be incurred.
(3) If Parliament does not sit during the first seven days after the employment of the Defence Force as contemplated in subsection (2), the President or Minister, as the case may be, must provide the information required in that subsection to the appropriate oversight committee of Parliament on Defence.
(4) If the Defence Force is employed by the President for any purpose contemplated in section 201 (2) of the Constitution, the President must also comply with subsection (2) (e).
(5) Parliament may by resolution within seven days after receiving information contemplated in subsection (2) from the President or the Minister-
(a) confirm any such authorisation of employment;
(b) order the amendment of such authorisation;
(c) order the substitution for such authorisation of any other appropriate authorisation; or
(d) order the termination of the employment of the Defence Force.
(6) An order contemplated in subsection (5) (b), (c) or (d) does not affect-
(a) the validity of the authorisation up to the moment of the passing of the resolution by Parliament;
(b) the validity of anything done by virtue of the authorisation up to the moment that the amendment, substitution or termination of the authorisation takes effect; or
(c) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred as a result of the authorisation for the employment of the Defence Force, up to the applicable moment contemplated in paragraph (b).

Defence Act 44 of 1957 as amended by

Defence Amendment Act 22 of 2010
62H. Reporting
(1) The Commission—

(a) is accountable to the Minister; and

(b) must within two months after the end of each financial year submit a report on its activities and findings to the Minister.

(2) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receipt of a report contemplated in subsection (1), cause a copy of the report to be lodged with the Cabinet and tabled in Parliament.

104 Military Discipline Code
2) (a) The State President may, with the approval by resolution, of Parliament, by proclamation in the Gazette insert any new provision in or amend or repeal any provision of the First Schedule.