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Water Research Amendment Act, 1975 (No. 37 of 1975)
Act
- to amend the Water Research Act, 1971, so as:
- to make further provision in connection with the functions of the Water Research Commission;
- to authorize the said commission to establish committees and to delegate any of its powers; and
- to provide for incidental matters.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 30 April. 1975.)
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of. the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-
Amendment of section 3 of Act 34 of 1971, as amended by section 2 of Act 16 of 1974.
1. (1) Section 3 of the Water Research Act, 1971, is hereby amended-
(a) by the substitution for paragraph (i) of subsection (1) section 2 of of the following paragraph:
"(i) with the approval of the Minister, to purchase, hire or otherwise acquire and to hold such immovable property as the commission may consider necessary for the performance of its functions, and to alienate or let any immovable property held by it;"; and
(b) by the addition to that subsection of the following paragraph:
"(j) to take such other measures as the commission may consider conducive to the attainment of its objects.".
(2) Subsection (1) (b) shall be deemed to have come intooperation on 1 April l974.
Insertion of sectlons 10A and 10B in Act 34 of 1971.
2. The following sections are hereby inserted in the Water Research Act, 1971, after section 10:
"Committees of the commission.
10A. The commission may establish committees, consisting of members of the commission, for such purposes as it may deem fit, and may at any time dissolve any committee established by it.
Delegation of powers by commission.
10B. The commission may delegate any power conferred upon it by or under this Act to a member of the commission or to an officer in the full-time service of the commission or to a committee established under section 10A, to be exercised by such member or officer or committee subject to such directions or conditions (if any) as the commission may give or determine from time to time.".
Short title.
3. This Act shall be called the Water Research Amendment:
Act, 1975.
Commencement
7 May 1975
