Interpretation Amendment Act 42 of 1977

Interpretation Amendment Act, 1977 (No. 42 of 1977)

Act

to amend the Interpretation Act, 1957, so as to regulate the delegation and exercise or performance of certain powers, duties or functions.

(English text signedby the State_President.)
(Assented to 25 March 1977.)

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 10 of Act 33 of 1957 as amended by section 1, of Act 7 of 1959 and section 4 of and section 4 of Act 45 of 1961.

1. Section 10 of the Interpretation Act, 1957, is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection:
"(6) Where any provision in. any law confers a power or imposes a duty or entrusts a function to any Minister of State or other authority and authorizes such Minister of State or authority to delegate the exercise or performance of such power, duty or function to any other person, such Minister of . State or authority may delegate the exercise or performance of such power, duty or function to the holder of an office as such or to any particular person, and if the exercise or performance of such power, duty or function is delegated to the holder of any office, that power, duty or function may or shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be exercised or performed by the, holder for the time being of the office or by the person lawfully acting in the capacity of such holder.''.

Short title

2. This Act shall be called the Interpretation Amendment Act, 1977.

Commencement

13 April 1977