Contents: Obligations of Parliament and its separate bodies

Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998

65 Establishment of Committee

(1) There is hereby established a Committee to be known as the Criminal Assets Recovery Committee.
68 Objects of Committee
The objects of the Committee shall be-
(a) to advise Cabinet in connection with all aspects of forfeiture of property to the State in terms of Chapter 6 and the transfer of forfeited property to the Account in terms of any other Act;
(b) to advise Cabinet in connection with the rendering of financial assistance to law enforcement agencies in order to combat organised crime, money laundering, criminal gang activities, the financing of terrorist and related activities and crime in general; and
(c) to advise Cabinet in connection with the rendering of financial assistance to any other institution, organisation or fund established with the object to render assistance in any manner to victims of crime.
69A Utilisation of Account and accountability
(1) The property and money allocated to, or standing to the credit of, the Account may be utilised by Cabinet, after considering the recommendations of the Committee, for-
(a) the allocation of property and amounts of money from the Account to specific law enforcement agencies;
(b) the allocation of property and amounts of money from the Account to any institution, organisation or fund contemplated in section 68 (c); and
(c) the administration of the Account.
(3) (a) Whenever Cabinet allocates property or money under subsection (1) to a specific law enforcement agency or to an institution, organisation or fund contemplated in section 68 (c)-
(i) Cabinet shall indicate the specific purpose for which that property or money is to be utilised; and
(ii) the Minister shall forthwith cause all particulars of such allocation to be tabled in Parliament.
77 Regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations-
(a) with regard to the fees referred to in section 28 (3) (c);
(d) to prescribe from time to time the maximum allowable costs for legal services provided in connection with an application for a preservation of property order or forfeiture order or the defending of a criminal charge which may be met out of property that is subject to a preservation of property order;
(e) providing for any matter which is required or permitted to be or may be prescribed under any provision of this Act; and
(f) providing for any matter which he or she may consider necessary or expedient to prescribe or to regulate in order to achieve the objects of this Act.
(5) Any regulation made under this section shall, before publication thereof in the Gazette, be submitted to Parliament.

Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001

2 Establishment of Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority

(1) A juristic person to be known as the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority, is hereby established.
6 Establishment and constitution of Council and appointment of councillors
The Council for the Authority is hereby established and consists of the following councillors: …
10 Accountability of Council
(1) The Council is accountable to the Minister for the performance of its functions and must-
(a) supply the Minister with such information and particulars as the Minister may in writing require in connection with the functions of the Authority or any other matter relating to the Authority;
(b) as soon as may be reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, but in any event within three months of the end of the financial year, supply the Minister with a copy of-
(i) the annual report on the activities of the Authority and the Council; and
(ii) the audited financial statements contemplated in section 18 (1) , including any notes to the financial statements and the audit opinion of a duly appointed auditor contemplated in section 18 (2); and
(c) table a copy of the annual report contemplated in paragraph (b) (i) in Parliament and present such further reports to Parliament as Parliament may request.
Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Regulation of Certain Activities in Country of Armed Conflict Act 27 of 2006
6. Proclamation of regulated country
(1) The Committee must inform the National Executive, whenever it is of the opinion that—

(a) an armed conflict exists or is imminent in any country; and

(b) such a country should be proclaimed to be a regulated country.
(2) After the Committee has informed the National Executive in the manner contemplated in subsection (1), the President, as Head of the National Executive, may, by proclamation in the Gazette, proclaim a country as a regulated country.
(3) The President must notify Parliament of any proclamation issued in terms of subsection (2).
(4) This Act applies in a regulated country.

8. Register of declarations, authorisations and exemptions

(1) The Committee must maintain a register of any—

(a) authorisation issued by the Committee, in terms of section 7(2);

(b) proclamation made by the President, in terms of section 6;

(c) exemption granted by the President, in terms of section 13;

(d) South African humanitarian organisations registered by the Committee, in terms of section 5; and

(e) South African citizens or permanent residents enlisted with an armed force whose enlistment is authorised by the Committee in terms of section 4.
(2) The Committee must submit quarterly reports to the National Executive and Parliament with regard to the register.
Prohibition or Restriction of Certain Conventional Weapons Act 18 of 2008
11. Reporting
The Minister must gather, record and disseminate information in order to supervise compliance with the Convention and must report on an annual basis on the Republic’s compliance with the Convention—

(a) through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations; and

(b) to Parliament before the Minister submits the report contemplated in paragraph (a).
15. Regulations
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of regulations made under this section to be tabled in Parliament as soon as possible after publication thereof.