Report of the
Portfolio Committee on Communications on the Independent Communications
Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill [B 18B – 2013] (National Assembly – sec
75), dated 26 February 2014:
The
Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the subject of the Independent
Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill [B 18B – 2013] (National
Assembly – sec 75), referred to it and classified by the Joint Tagging
Mechanism (JTM) as a section 75 Bill, reports the Bill with amendments [B 18C –
2013], as follows:
CLAUSE 6
1.
Clause
rejected.
NEW
CLAUSE
1.
That
the following be a new clause:
6. Section
5 of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by
the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
“(2) [(a) The chairperson
must, in writing, appoint a councillor as acting chairperson to perform the
functions of the chairperson in his or her absence.
(b) Where the chairperson is unable to make an appointment]In the absence of the chairperson, the remaining councillors must from their number
elect an acting chairperson, who, while he or she acts, may perform all the
functions of the chairperson.”; and
(b) by the substitution in subsection (3)(b) for subparagraph (ii) of the following subparagraph:
“(ii) possess suitable qualifications, expertise
and experience in the fields of, amongst others, broadcasting, electronic
communications and postal policy or operations, public policy development,
electronic engineering, law, [marketing, journalism, entertainment] information
technology, content in any form, consumer protection, education, economics,
finance or any other relevant expertise or qualifications.”.
CLAUSE
9
1.
On
page 7, from line 9, to omit “subsection (3)” and to substitute the following:
“(3)
The quorum for any meeting of the
Council is a majority of the councillors [in
office at the time] presently serving as councillors, including the
chairperson or an acting chairperson referred to in section 5(2).”.
Report to be considered.