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Water Research Amendment Act,1974 (No. 16 of 1974)
Act
- to amend the Water Research Act, 1971, so as:
- to alter the period of the financial year of the Water Research Commission;
- to extend the functions of the said Commission;
- to alter the constitntfon of the said Commission; and
- to make provision for the appointment of officers and employees by the said Commission; and
- to provide for matters coonected therewith.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 28 February 1974.)
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 1 of Act 34 or 1971.
1. Section 1 of the Water Research Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of "financial year" of the follow ing definition:
'"financial year' means the period from 1 April 1974 to 31 December 1974 and thereafter the period from 1 January in any year to 31 December in the same year, in each case both days inclusive;".
Amendment of section 3 of Act 34 or 1971.
2. Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph:
"(i) with the approval of the Minister, to purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold, alienate, hire or let such movable or immovable property and to establish such other facilities or to take such other measures as the commission may consider conducive to the attainment of its objects.".
Substitution of section 4 of Act 34 or 1971.
'3. The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the principal Act:
"Constitution of commission, and period of office of its members.
4. (1) The commission shall consist of the secre tary, and seven other members appointed by the State President on grounds of their special knowledge or experience in regard to any aspect of the commission's functions.
(2) The Minister shall designate one of the members of the commission as chairman and one as vice-chairman of the commission for such period as he may in each case determine, and if the office of chairman or vice-chairman becomes vacant for any reason the Minister shall designate another member of the commission as chairman or vice-chairman,
as the case may be, for the remainder of the period for which his predecessor was so designated.
(3) A member of the commission, with the exception of the secretary, shall hold office for such period and subject to such conditions as the State President may determine at the time of his appointment, but shall be eligible for reappointment at the expiry of such period: Provided that if in his opinion there are good reasons for doing so, the State President may at any time terminate the period of office of any member of the commission other than the secretary.
(4) The chairman of the commission shall hold office as such on a full-time basis, shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and manage and control the work authorized by the commission.
(5) If the chairman of the commission was, immediately prior to his designation as such, a member of a pension or provident fund established by law and administered by the State, he shall, as long as he occupies the office of chairman of the commission, retain all the rights and privileges and remain subject to all the obligations acquired or incurred by him in respect of such pension or provident fund.
(6) Any contribution (other than a contribution by the said chairman himself) to such pension or provident fund which would have been payable in respect of such chairman had he not been designated as chairman of the commission, shall as from the date of his designation as such be paid by the commission as long as he occupies office as such.".
Substitution of section 10 of Act 34 or 1971.
4. The following section is hereby substituted for section 10 of the principal Act:
"Oflicers and employees of commission.
10. (1) The commission may appoint at such remuneration and on such other conditions of service as the Minister may in consultation with the Minister of Finance approve, such officers and employees as it may deem necessary to assist it in the performance of the functions assigned to it by this Act.
(2) The conditions of service mentioned in subsection (1) may also relate to contributions by officers and employees to a pension or provident fund as well as to contributions thereto from the fund.".
Amendment of section 13 of Act 34 or 1971.
5. Section 13 of the principal Act is hereby amended-
(a) by the substitution for subsection (7) of the following subsection:
"(7) The commission shall cause proper books to be kept of all moneys deposited in or paid out of the fund."; and
(b) by the addition of the following subsections:
"(8) The secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the end of every month, pay to the commission all moneys recovered by him in terms of section 11 (2) (a) during that month and all moneys paid over to him in terms of section 11 (3) (a) during that month.
(9) The amount of any expenses incurred by the secretary by virtue of the provisions of section 11 (2) (a) and (3) (a) and subsection (8) of this section, as determined by the secretary, shall be paid by the commission to the State out of the moneys in the fund.".
Short title and commencement.
6. This Act shall be called the Water Research Amendment Act, 1974, and shall come into operation on a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette.
Commencement
8 March 1974
