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National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

Chapter 9 : Advisory Committees

99. Establishment of advisory committees

 

(1) The Minister may—
(a) establish an advisory committee;
(b) give it a name or change its name;
(c) determine its purpose and functions or effect amendments thereto;
(d) make appointments to the committee, including the chairperson and deputy chairperson;
(e) remove persons from the committee; and
(f) disestablish an advisory committee.

 

(2) Officials of the Department may be members of an advisory committee.

 

(3) A member of a committee may be remunerated as directed by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.

 

(4) An act performed in good faith by a committee is valid, despite any failure to comply with a formal procedural requirement.

 

(5) The Department may supply administrative support services to a committee.

 

(6) An official of the Department who is not a member of the committee, if so directed by the Director-General, may attend a meeting of a committee, but may not vote at the meeting.

 

(7) The Minister in appointing a member of a committee, must consider—
(a) the powers and duties of the committee;
(b) the need for the committee to represent various relevant interests; and
(c) the expertise necessary for the committee to exercise its powers and perform its duties effectively.