ATC140227: 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:
Communications and Digital Technologies
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.
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