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Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009)

Chapter 2 : Oversight, Executive Authority and Administration of Act

Part 3 : Administration of Act

10. Delegation of powers and duties by Accounting Officer

 

(1) The Accounting Officer may delegate any powers or duties conferred on the Accounting Officer by this Act to an official of Parliament in accordance with a system of delegation.

 

(2) The Accounting Officer must develop the system of delegation in consultation with the Executive Authority and it must—
(a) maximise administrative and operational efficiency; and
(b) provide adequate checks and balances in the financial management of Parliament.

 

(3) The Accounting Officer must regularly review delegations made in terms of subsection (1) and, if necessary, amend or withdraw any of those delegations.

 

(4) A delegation in terms of subsection (1)—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) is subject to any limitations and conditions the Accounting Officer may impose;
(c) may be to an individual or to the holder of a specific post in the administration of Parliament;
(d) may authorise that official to sub-delegate, in writing, the delegated power or duty to another official, or to the holder of a specific post in the administration of Parliament; and
(e) does not divest the Accounting Officer of responsibility for the exercise of the delegated power or the performance of the delegated duty.

 

(5) The Accounting Officer may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by an official in terms of a delegation under subsection (1), subject to any rights that may have become vested as a consequence of the decision.

 

 


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