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Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act No. 25 of 2004)

Chapter 5: General

54. Transitional provision

 

(1) As from the date of repeal of the legislation referred to in section 53—
(a) the person who was the Auditor-General immediately before the repeal of such legislation, remains the Auditor-General for the unexpired part of the term for which that person was appointed;
(b) the person who was the Deputy Auditor-General immediately before the repeal of such legislation, remains the Deputy Auditor-General for the unexpired part of the term for which that person was appointed;
(c) a person who was an employee of the Office of the Auditor-General immediately before the repeal of such legislation, becomes an employee of the Auditor-General; and
(d) all the funds, assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of the Office of the Auditor-General, including any balance in the Audit Revenue Fund, become the funds, assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of the Auditor-General.

 

(2) The repeal of the legislation referred to in section 53 does not affect the conditions of employment of a person referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), including any accumulated pension, leave or other benefits to which such a person was entitled immediately before the repeal of that legislation, and such a person remains subject to the same conditions of employment applicable to that person immediately before the repeal of that legislation without a break in those conditions of employment.

 

(3)        

(a) The Audit Commission established by the Audit Arrangements Act, 1992 (Act No. 122 of 1992), remains in existence until this Act comes into effect on the date mentioned in section 55.
(b) Paragraph (a) comes into effect on the date of publication of this Act.