1. In terms of Section 44(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) (PFMA), the accounting officer for a department may

  1. in writing, delegate any of the powers entrusted or delegated to the accounting officer in terms of the PFMA (including the National Treasury Regulations and the Provincial Treasury Regulations) to an official in that department; or

  2. instruct any official in that department to perform any of the duties assigned to the accounting officer in terms of the PFMA (including the National Treasury Regulations and the Provincial Treasury Regulations).
2. In view of the above, the following documents, which are attached, are applicable with immediate effect:

  1. Delegations of Powers

  2. Assignment of Responsibilities
3. Education Finance Instruction 6/2005, dated 29 September 2005, is hereby repealed.


SIGNED: L J ELY
CHIEF DIRECTOR: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
DATE: 2012:11:22

Public Finance Management Act, 1999  (size: 487 KB)
Delegation of Powers  (size: 102 KB)
Assignment of Responsibilities  (size: 214 KB)