Executive Powers (Statistics) Transfer Proclamation, 1977 (Proclamation AG15 of 1977)

Official Gazette no. 3677

This is the latest version of this legislation commenced on 01 Dec 1977.

Executive Powers (Statistics) Transfer Proclamation, 1977

Proclamation AG15 of 1977

Published in Official Gazette no. 3677 on 1 December 1977
Assented to on 25 November 1977
Commenced on 1 December 1977
[This is the version of this document from 1 December 1977 and includes any amendments published up to 13 May 2022.]

PROCLAMATIONof the ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL FOR THE TERRITORY OF SOUTH WEST AFRICATRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL

Under 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.