Section 30: Fulfilment of duty and exercise of power

30. Fulfilment of duty and exercise of power (1) Where a person is required by any enactment to perform a duty in a prescribed manner, he may, where the nature of the duty so requires, perform the duty either by himself or by another person on his direction or authority. (2) Subject to subsection (3), where a person is required under any enactment to exercise a power, the power may be exercised by him or by another person whom he has authorised to exercise the power on his behalf. (3) Where a person is empowered to make a subsidiary enactment or to hear an appeal, the power shall be exercised only by the person so empowered. (4) No delegation by the President or a Minister shall have any effect until public notice of the delegation has been given. [S. 30 amended by Act 48 of 1991.]