Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

Military Veterans’ Affairs Act 17 of 1999

5 Establishment of Advisory Board on Military Veterans' Affairs

An Advisory Board on Military Veterans' Affairs is established to attend to the interests of military veterans.
13 Powers and duties of Advisory Board
(2) The Advisory Board must, within 90 days after 31 March in every year, submit a report to the Minister on its activities and the activities of the Office, and the Minister must table it in Parliament.

Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996

[Schedule 6] 1.   Establishment of Council and committees

— (1)  The Council and the permanent committees of the Council, the Mining Regulation Advisory Committee, the Mining Occupational Health Advisory Committee and the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee are established by section 41 (1) and (2) of this Act.

 [Schedule 7] 1. Establishment of Authority and committees

— (1)  The Authority is established by section 41 (3).

[Section 41 (3) ] (3)  A Mining Qualifications Authority is hereby established to advise the Minister on—

41 Establishment of tripartite institutions

(1) A Mine Health and Safety Council is hereby established to advise the Minister on health and safety at mines.

(2) The following permanent committees of the Council are hereby established-

(a) the Mining Regulation Advisory Committee;

(b) the Mining Occupational Health Advisory Committee; and

(c) the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee.

(3) A Mining Qualifications Authority is hereby established to advise the Minister on-

(a) qualifications and learning achievements in the mining industry to improve health and safety standards through proper training and education;

48 Chief Inspector of Mines

(1) The Minister must appoint an officer, with suitable mining qualifications and appropriate experience in health and safety at mines, to be Chief Inspector of Mines.

81 Minister to table annual report

(1) Within 30 days of receiving the annual report of the Chief Inspector of Mines, the Minister must table it in Parliament.

(2) If Parliament is not in session at the end of the period referred to in subsection (1), the Minister must table the report within 14 days of the beginning of the next session of Parliament.

Schedule 6

19 Accountability

(6) The books of account, statements of account and annual financial statements of the Council must be audited annually by the Auditor-General. The Auditor-General must compile a report on the audit and submit a copy of it to the Minister and the chairperson of the Council.

(7) The secretary of the Council must supply each member of the Council with a copy of the report of the Auditor-General.

(8) As soon as practicable after the report of the Auditor-General has been submitted to the Minister in terms of subitem (6), the Minister must table it in Parliament.

Schedule 6

21 Abolition of Council or committee

(1) The Council and the permanent committees may be abolished by an Act of Parliament.

Schedule 7

20 Accounting

(1) The executive officer is the accounting officer of the Authority.

(2) The accounting officer is responsible for all moneys received and payments made by the Authority.

(3) The financial year of the Authority ends on 31 March in each year.

(6) The books of account, statements of account and annual financial statements of the Authority must be audited annually by the Auditor-General. The Auditor-General must compile a report on the audit and submit a copy of it to the Minister and the chairperson of the Authority.

(8) As soon as practicable after the report of the Auditor-General has been submitted to the Minister in terms of subitem (6), the Minister must table it in Parliament.

Schedule 7

21 Abolition of Authority and committees

(1) The Authority may be abolished by an Act of Parliament.

Mining Rights Act 20 of 1967

1 Definitions

'precious metals' means-
(a) the metals gold, silver, platinum and iridium and any other metals of the platinum group, and the ores of any such metals; and
(b) any other metals which the State President has, with the approval, by resolution, of the House of Assembly, declared by proclamation in the Gazette to be precious metals for the purposes of this Act, and the ores of any such metals;

Mining Titles Regulation Act 16 of 1967

9 Regulations Board

(1) There shall be established a Mining Titles Regulations Board (in this section referred to as 'the board') with power to make regulations in regard to the matters mentioned in section 10.
(9) No regulation or amendment or repeal of any regulation made by the board shall have effect unless it has been approved by the Minister and published in the Gazette at least one month before the date on which it is expressed to take effect.
(10) Every such regulation, amendment or repeal shall, within fourteen days after it has taken effect, be laid upon the Table in the Senate and in the House of Assembly by the Minister if Parliament is then in ordinary session, or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within fourteen days after the commencement of its next ensuing ordinary session.

Mutual Banks Act 124 of 1993

1 Definitions

'Registrar' means the Registrar of Banks designated under section 4 of the Banks Act, 1990 (Act 94 of 1990);
8 Annual report by Registrar
(1) The Registrar shall annually submit to the Minister a report on his activities in terms of this Act during the year under review.
(2) The Minister shall lay a copy of the report referred to in subsection (1) upon the Table in Parliament within 14 days after receipt of such report, 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.