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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Chapter 6

Part 3 : Director of Civil Aviation Authority

90. Appointment of acting Commissioner

[Section 90 heading substituted by section 20 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 956, GG46205, dated 6 April 2022, by Commencement Proclamation Notice 354, GG55536, dated 12 October 2026]

 

(1) When the Commissioner is absent from the Republic or is otherwise unable to fulfil the duties of the Commissioner, the Commissioner must, having regard to section 85(2), appoint a member of the staff of the Civil Aviation Authority to act as Commissioner.

 

(2) The period of appointment of an acting Commissioner in subsection (1) may not exceed 30 days.

 

(3) The Minister must appoint an acting Commissioner in the case of—
(a) a vacancy in the office of the Commissioner; or
(b) any period of absence exceeding 30 days.

 

(4) The person appointed to act in terms of subsection (1) or (2) must be a South African citizen who is fit and proper to hold such office, and must have a top secret security clearance.

 

[Section 90 substituted by section 20 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 956, GG46205, dated 6 April 2022, by Commencement Proclamation Notice 354, GG55536, dated 12 October 2026]