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Repeal of section 14D of Act 13 of 2000
17. Section 14D of the principal Act is hereby repealed.
Amendment of section 15 of Act 13 of 2000, as amended by section 16 of Act 3 of
2006
18. Section 15 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for 5
subsection (4) of the following subsection:
‘‘(4) Cheques drawn by the Authority must be regarded to have been duly issued
and signed on its behalf if issued under the joint signatures of the accounting officer
and another member of the staff, or a councillor, of the Authority designated by the
Council.’’.
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Insertion of section 15A into Act 13 of 2000
19. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 15:
‘‘Annual plan
15A. The chief executive officer must, at least three months before the
end of each financial year, prepare and submit to the Council for approval 15
an annual plan which describes the proposed activities of the Authority with
indicative timeframes for the coming year.’’.
Amendment of section 16 of Act 13 of 2000
20. Section 16 of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (a) of the following
paragraph:
‘‘(a) in addition to the requirements in terms of paragraph (b), supply the
Minister with such information and particulars as he or she may in
writing require in connection with the activities of the Authority;
and’’;
(b) by the substitution in section (1)(b) for subparagraph (i) of the following
subparagraph:
‘‘(i) the annual report of the Authority which must reflect in reasonable
detail deliverables and those matters that were not dealt with in
terms of the annual plan referred to in section 15A;’’; and
(c) by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection:
‘‘(3) [The Minister] Subject to subsection (1)(b), the chief executive
officer must table [a copy of] the annual report and the audited financial
statements of the Authority together with the Auditor-General’s report on
those statements, in Parliament within 30 days [after it has been
received by him or her] if Parliament is then sitting and, if Parliament
is not sitting, within 14 days after the next ensuing sitting of
Parliament.’’.
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Amendment of section 17 of Act 13 of 2000, as amended by section 18 of Act 3 of
2006
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21. Section 17 of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection:
‘‘(4) The Council must appoint the chairperson of each committee
[from the councillors designated in terms of subsection (2)(a)].’’; and
(b) by the addition of the following subsection:
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‘‘(10) A committee must submit a report on its activities to the Council
if and when required or on the completion of its task.’’.
Amendment of section 17A of Act 13 of 2000, as inserted by section 19 of Act 3 of
2006
22. Section 17A of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
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