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National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

Chapter 9 : Administration of Act and Specific Environmental Management Acts

42D. Delegation of powers and duties by municipal manager

 

(1) The municipal manager of a municipality may delegate a power or duty vested in him or her in terms of this Act to an official in the municipality.

 

(2) A delegation in terms of subsection (1)—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) may be subject to conditions;
(c) does not prevent the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty by the municipal manager personally;
(d) may be withdrawn by the municipal manager, subject to any rights that may have accrued to any person; and
(e) does not divest the municipal manager of the responsibility for the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty.

 

Section 42D inserted by section 34 of the National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48869, dated 30 June 2023]