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:

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.