PROCLAMATIONof the ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL FOR THE TERRITORY OF SOUTH WEST AFRICATRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERALUnder the powers vested in me by Proclamation 181 of 19 August 1977, I hereby make the laws set out in the Schedule.M. T. STEYNAdministrator-GeneralWindhoek, 25 November 1977
Schedule
1. Definition
(1)In this Proclamation “General Proclamation” means the Executive Powers Transfer (General Provisions) Proclamation, 1977 (Proclamation No. AG. 7 of 1977).(2)A reference in this Proclamation to any particular law, shall be construed as including a reference to a regulation, rule or other enactment made under or relating to that law.
2. Transfer of administration of Department of Statistics
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law but subject to the provisions of this Proclamation and the General Proclamation, the administration of the affairs of the territory in relation to any matter which at the commencement of this Proclamation is administered by the Minister of Statistics of the Republic shall be carried on by the Administrator General.
3. Application of laws
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(2)(b) of the General Proclamation, the reference to the Minister of Statistics in section 2(7) of the Statistics Act, 1976 (Act 66 of 1976), for the first time shall include a reference to the Administrator-General.(2)The provisions of subsection (1) of section 4 of the General Proclamation shall not apply to the power which is conferred upon the Administrator-General under section 6 of the Statistics Act, 1976.
4. Short title
This Proclamation shall be called the Executive Powers (Statistics) Transfer Proclamation, 1977.
