National Public Health Institute of South Africa Act

that the right of all South Africans to have access to health care services requires the State to take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of this right; that communicable and non-communicable diseases, occupational health, cancer, injuries and prevention of violence and environmental health are important health challenges in South Africa; that the realisation of that right can be achieved by, amongst others, the— establishment of a single national public entity to provide public health services to the country that performs critical public health functions and that requires a high level of coordination across functions, such as surveillance and research; restructuring and transformation of the public health sector to provide evidence- based leadership and public health services, and to serve as focal point for the efforts to protect and improve health; and development of policies that will enable the single national public health entity to provide public health functions and services nationally; provide support, expertise and advice to government to achieve improvements in the health of the population; training and provide coordinated disease and injury surveillance, research, workforce development, monitoring and evaluation of services and interventions directed towards the major health problems affecting the population; and provide training, conduct research and support interventions aimed at reducing the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and injuries and aimed at improving occupational health, and environmental health. gore tokelo ya ma-Afrika Borwa ka moka ya gore a fihlelele ditirelo tsˇa maphelo, e hloka gore Pusˇo e tsˇee magato ao a kwagalago a peomelao le amangwe, ka moo go kgonagalago ka didirisˇwa tsˇeo di lego gona, go fihlelela katlego ya go ya go ile ya tokelo ye; gore malwetsˇi a tharano le ao e sego a tharano, tsˇa maphelo mosˇomong, kankere, dikgobalo le thibelo ya bosˇoro le maphelo tikologong ke mathata a tsˇa maphelo a bohlokwa mo Afrika Borwa; gore phethagatsˇo ya tokelo yeo e ka fihlelelwa ka, gare ga tsˇe dingwe— hlango ya sehlongwa se tee sa bosetsˇhaba bakeng sa go phethagaletsˇa ditirelo tsˇa maphelo a bosetsˇhaba nageng seo se dirago mesˇomo ye bohlokwa ya tsˇa maphelo a setsˇhaba mme seo e hlokago thulaganyo ya maemo a godimo mesˇomong ye e fapafapanego, go swana le tekolo le dinyakisˇisˇo; peakanyo ka leswa le phetosˇo ya lekala la maphelo a setsˇhaba bakeng sa go phethagaletsˇa boetapele bja ponagalo le ditirelo tsˇa maphelo a setsˇhaba, mme le go dira bjalo ka mafelo a bohlokwa bakeng sa go sˇireletsˇa le go kaonafatsˇa maphelo; le tlhabollo ya dipholisi tsˇeo di tlilego go kgontsˇha sehlongwa sa tsˇa maphelo se tee go phethagaletsˇa mesˇomo ya tsˇa maphelo le ditirelo tsˇa setsˇhaba ka bophara; fana ka thekgo, tsebo le keletsˇo go mmusˇo bakeng sa go fihlelela dikaonafatsˇo maphelong a batho; phethagaletsˇo ya tekolo yeo e rulagantsˇwego ya malwetsˇi le dikgobalo, nyakisˇisˇo, katisˇo le tlhabollo ya mosˇomo, tekolo le phetleko ya ditirelo le ditsenelelo tsˇeo di lebisˇitsˇwego go mathatagolo a maphelo ao a amago batho; le go phethagaletsˇa katisˇo, dinyakisˇisˇo mme le go thekga ditsenelelo tsˇeo di ikemisˇeditsˇego go fokotsˇa malwetsˇi a tharano le ao e sego a tharano le dikgobalo mme tsˇeo e sego tsˇa maikemisˇetsˇo a kaonafatsˇo ya tsˇa maphelo mosˇomong, le maphelo tikologong. 4 E IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:— In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— means the Cabinet member responsible for health; means the National Public Health Institute of South Africa established by section 2; means prescribed by regulation made in terms of this Act; means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); includes the science of protecting the safety and improving the health of communities through education, policy-making and research for disease and injury prevention; means that part of the health sector that is owned or controlled by an organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; means an information-based activity involving the collection, analysis and interpretation of large volumes of data originating from a variety of sources to predict, observe and minimise the harm caused by outbreak, epidemic and pandemic situations, and to increase knowledge about which factors contribute to the harm caused by outbreak, epidemic and pandemic situations; and includes any regulation made in terms of this Act. 5 10 15 20 (1) There is hereby established a juristic person to be known as the National Public Health Institute of South Africa, comprising of divisions dealing with the following: 25 (a) Communicable Diseases; (b) Non-Communicable Diseases; (c) Occupational Health; (d) Cancer Surveillance; (e) (f) Environmental Health. Injury and Violence Prevention; and (2) The NAPHISA is a national public entity as defined in section 1 of the Public Finance Management Act. (1) The NAPHISA must— (a) promote cooperation between the Republic and other countries with regard to epidemiological surveillance and management of diseases, exposures and injuries; (b) coordinate, develop and maintain surveillance systems to collect, analyse and interpret public, occupational and environmental health data in order to guide health interventions; (c) use surveillance data and other sources of information, where appropriate, to advise on the setting of health policies, priorities and planning; (d) use public, occupational and environmental health information for monitoring (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) and evaluation of policies and interventions; coordinate reference laboratory and referral services; provide leadership and direction to provinces and local authorities in respect of disease and injury surveillance and outbreak response; strengthen capacity in public, occupational and environmental health surveil- lance in order to reduce the burden of disease and injury; strengthen the capacity of the workforce in occupational and environmental health by developing the curriculum for occupational and environmental health; strengthen cross-border, regional and international collaboration on commu- nicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, occupational health and safety, cancer, injury and violence prevention and environmental health; 30 35 40 45 50 55 5 DIRWA MOLAO ke Palamente ya Rephabliki ya Afrika Borwa, ka mo go latelago:— Mo Molaong wo, ntle le ge tshwaraganyo e laetsˇa ka tsela ye nngwe— e ra Leloko la kabinete leo le nago le maikarabelo a tsˇa maphelo; 5 e ra Sehlongwa sa tsˇa Maphelo a Setsˇhaba sa Afrika Borwa seo se hlamilwego ka karolo 2; e ra yeo e laetsˇwego ka molawana wo o dirilwego go ya ka Molao wo; Public Finance Management Act e ra Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Molao 1 wa 1999); kaonafatsˇa maphelo a batho ditikologong ka thuto, dinyakisˇisˇo bakeng sa thibelo ya malwetsˇi le dikgobalo; e akaretsˇa saense ya tsˇhireletsˇo ya polokego le go le tiragatsˇo ya pholisi le ra karolo yela ya lekala la maphelo leo e lego la goba leo le laolwago ke lekala la mmusˇo bjalo ka ge go hlalosˇitsˇwe go karolo 239 ya Molaotheo wa Rephabliki ya Afrika Borwa, wa 1996; e ra tiragatsˇo ya tshedimosˇo yeo e akaretsˇago kgoboketsˇo, phetleko le hlathollo ya datha ye ntsˇhi yeo e hwetsˇagalago mafelong a mantsˇhi bakeng sa go phopholetsˇa, lekola le go fokotsˇa kotsi yeo e hlolwago ke tiragalo, le maemo a tengkgolo, mme le go oketsˇa tsebo ya gore dihlolakotsi tsˇa tiragalo ke eng le maemo a tengkgolo; le o akaretsˇa melawana yeo e dirilwego go ya ka Molao wo. (1) Go hlangwa sehlongwa seo se tlilego go tsejwa bjalo ka Sehlongwa sa tsˇa Maphelo a Setsˇhaba sa Afrika Borwa, seo se nago le makala ao a sˇomanago le tsˇe di latelago: (a) Malwetsˇi a tharano; (b) Malwetsˇi ao e sego a tharano; (c) Tsˇa Maphelo Mosˇomong; (d) Tekolo ya Kankere; (e) Thibelo ya Kgobalo le Bosˇoro; le (f) Maphelo tikologong. (2) NAPHISA ke sehlongwa sa setsˇhaba sa Bosetsˇhaba bjalo ka ge go hlalosˇitsˇwe go karolo 1 ya Public Finance Management Act. (1) NAPHISA e swanetsˇe go— (a) godisˇa tirisˇano magareng ga Rephabliki le dinaga tsˇe dingwe mabapi le tekolo (b) (d) ya malwetsˇi a tengkgolo le taolo, ditsˇweletsˇo le dikgobalo; rulaganya, go tsˇweletsˇa le go hlokomela mananeopeakanyo a go kgoboketsˇa, go lekola le go fetleka datha ya maphelo a setsˇhaba, mesˇomong le tikologong ya sona go kgona go hlahla magato ao a tla tsenago ka bogare a tsˇa maphelo; (c) dirisˇa datha ya tekolo le mekgwa ye mengwe ya tshedimosˇo, mo go swanetsˇego, go eletsˇa ka go dira dipholisi tsˇa maphelo, tsˇe bohlokwa le peakanyetsˇo; sˇomisˇa tshedimosˇo ya tsˇa maphelo a setsˇhaba, mesˇomo le tikologo ya sona go hlokomela le go lekola dipholisi le magato a go tsena ka bogare; rulaganya dilaporatori tsˇa ditirelo tsˇa tsˇhupetsˇo le thomelo; phethagaletsˇa boetapele le taelo go diprofense le bolaodi bja segae malebana le phetolo ditiragalong tsˇa malwetsˇi le ditiragalo le tekolo ya dikgobalo; tiisˇa bokgoni bja tlhokomelo ya tsˇa maphelo setsˇhabeng, mesˇomong le tikologong go kgona go fokotsˇa morwalo wa bolwetsˇi le kgobalo; tiisˇa bokgoni bja basˇomi go tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong le tikologong ka go tsˇweletsˇa lenaneothuto la tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong le tikologong; tiisˇa tsˇhomisˇanommogo ya mellwaneng, dileteng le boditsˇhabatsˇhaba ka ga malwetsˇi a tharano, le malwetsˇi ao e sego a tharano,maphelo le polokego ya mesˇomong, kankere, kgobalo le thibelo ya bosˇoro le maphelo a tikologong; (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 6 (j) (k) (l) strengthen epidemiology and surveillance of communicable diseases, non- communicable diseases, occupational health and safety, cancer, injury and violence prevention and environmental health; advise the Minister on strategies to improve the health of the population; support Department of Health on— (i) control measures for disease outbreaks; and (ii) mitigating risks and hazards of injury and violence, cancer and the health sector response and make recommendations to the workplace exposures; (m) collaborate with relevant government departments and government agencies to implement communication strategies on public, occupational and environ- mental health issues and outbreak response; (n) provide technical support to all spheres of government and other regulatory bodies on surveillance of communicable diseases, non-communicable dis- eases, occupational health and mitigation strategies for occupational expo- sures, cancer, injury and violence prevention and environmental health; (o) coordinate research and, where appropriate, conduct research to inform policy and guidelines on communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, occupational health, cancer surveillance, injury and violence prevention and environmental health, and must develop processes for dissemination of research findings to key stakeholders; (q) (p) participate in research independently or collaborate with government, academic institutions, scientific institutions and any other similar institutions; strengthen advocacy, social mobilisation and partnerships in order to address communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, occupational health, cancer surveillance, injury and violence prevention and environmental health; information on health issues to health (r) provide training and technical professionals, governmental and regulatory bodies; contribute to human resource development in the public health sector; (s) (t) maintain accredited reference and specialised laboratories for pathogen detection, disease and injury surveillance and monitoring, outbreak response and the provision of scientific evidence to prevent and control infectious diseases; (u) monitor trends in occupational and environmental health; and conduct (v) workplace health risk assessments; support the monitoring of workplaces in order to assess worker exposure to workplace hazards; (w) produce and distribute reports on health and disease profiles, injuries and violence, occupational and environmental health; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 (x) provide specialised and referral services related to occupational safety and 40 health, and environmental health, including— (i) specialised analytical laboratory services to support the practice of occupational medicine, occupational hygiene and environmental health; (ii) consultations on the appropriate collection of samples; (iii) measurement of selected contaminants from environmental and biologi- cal samples collected from the workplace and from workers, and participation in quality assurance schemes for selected hazardous agents; (iv) analyses of workplace contaminants in biological and environmental samples for toxic metals, organic substances, pesticides and persistent organic pollutants; specialised testing for bio-aerosols and nano-particles; (v) (vi) assessment of occupational allergies; (vii) advising on the prevention of occupational diseases, occupational 45 50 injuries and environmental health risks; (viii) conducting workplace visits and risk assessments of hazardous factors; 55 and (ix) providing pathology services for occupational and environmental health; 7 (j) (k) (l) tiisˇa tsˇa thuto ya leuba le tekolo ya malwetsˇi ao e sego a tharano, maphelo le polokego ya mesˇomong, kankere, kgobalo le thibelo ya bosˇoro gammogo le tsˇa maphelo a tikologong; eletsˇa tona ka maano a go kaonafatsˇa maphelo a batho; thekga phetolo ya lekala la maphelo mme le go kaonafatsˇa ditsˇhisˇinyo go Kgoro ya Maphelo ka ga— (i) magato a taolo bakeng sa thomo ya malwetsˇi; le (ii) phokotsˇo ya dikotsi le bosˇoro, kankere le ditlhagisˇo tsˇa mosˇomong; (m) sˇomisˇana le dikgoro tsˇa mmusˇo le diagente tsˇa mmusˇo tsˇeo di amegago go le mathata a tsˇa maphelo a phethagatsˇa maano a poledisˇano mabapi setsˇhaba,mesˇomong le tikologong ga mmogo le phetolo yeo e tla tsˇweletsˇwago; (n) phethagaletsˇa thekgo ya sethekgeniki makaleng ka moka a mmusˇo le mekgatlo ye mengwe ya taolo go tsˇa tekolo ya malwetsˇi a tharano, malwetsˇi ao e sego a tharano, tsˇa maphelo mosˇomong le maano a kaonafatsˇo bakeng sa ditlhagisˇo tsˇa mesˇomong, kankere, kgobalo le thibelo ya bosˇoro le maphelo tikologong; rulaganya dinyakisˇisˇo, mo go swanetsˇe, dira dinyakisˇisˇo go thusˇa ka pholisi le methalohlahli malwetsˇing a tharano le ao e sego a tharano, tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong, tekolo ya kankere, dikgobalo le thibelo ya bosˇoro le maphelo tikologong mme e swanetsˇe go hlama ditsela tsˇa phatlalatsˇo ya dikhwetsˇo tsˇa dinyakisˇisˇo bakgathatemeng ba motheo; (o) (p) kgathatema dinyakisˇisˇong ka boyona goba sˇomisˇana le mmusˇo, dihlongwa tsˇa (q) thuto, dihlongwa tsˇe itsˇego le dihlongwa tsˇe dingwe; tiisˇa kemelo, tsˇa leago le tirisˇanommogo bakeng sa go sˇomana le malwetsˇi a tharano, ao e sego a tharano, maphelo mosˇomong tekolo ya kankere, kgobalo le thibelo ya bosˇoro le tsˇa maphelo tikologong; (r) phethagaletsˇa katisˇo le tshedimosˇo ya sethekgeniki ka ga merero ya maphelo (s) (t) (u) (v) (w) (x) go basˇomi ba tsˇa maphelo, mekgatlo ya mmusˇo le ya taolo; thusˇa tlhabollong ya methopo ya bomotho lekaleng la mmusˇo la tsˇa maphelo; tsˇweletsˇa tsˇhupetsˇo yeo e netefaditsˇwego le dilaporatori tsˇe di sˇomago bjalo ka tekolo ya tsˇe di kgethegilego bakeng sa nyakisˇisˇo ya dihlolamalwetsˇi, malwetsˇi le dikgobalo le tekolo, phetolo go leuba la malwetsˇi le phethagaletsˇo ya bohlatse bja saense bakeng sa go thibela le go laola malwetsˇi a phetelelo; lekola ditlwaedi tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong le tikologong; le go dira ditekolo tsˇa dikotsi tsˇa mabapi le maphelo mesˇomong; thekga tekolo ya mesˇomong bakeng sa go fetleka go bewa ga basˇomi kotsing ya mesˇomong; tsˇweletsˇa le go phatlalatsˇa dipego tsˇa maphelo le malwetsˇi, dikgobalo le bosˇoro bja tsˇa maphelo, mesˇomong le tikologong; fana ka ditirelo tsˇe bohlokwa kudu tsˇa moswananosˇi tsˇeo di amanago le polokego ya tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong, ga mmogo le tikologong, go akaretsˇwa— (i) ditirelo tsˇa moswananosˇi tsˇa laporatori yeo e thekgago tirisˇo ya kalafo mesˇomong, go hlweka mesˇomong le ditikologong ka moka tsˇa mosˇomo; (ii) ditherisˇano malebana le kgoboketsˇo ye e swanetsˇego ya disˇupo; (iii) tekanyetsˇo ya ditsˇhilafatsˇo tsˇeo di kgethilwego tikologong le disˇupo tsˇa paolotsˇi tsˇeo di kgobokeditsˇwego mesˇomong gotsˇwa go basˇomi, le kgathotema dikemeng tsˇa netefatsˇo ya boleng bakeng sa dilo tsˇeo di kgethilwego tsˇa kotsi; (iv) phetleko ya ditsˇhilafatsˇi tsˇa mosˇomong disˇupong tsˇa paolotsˇi le tsˇe kotsi, dilo tsˇa hlago, sebolaya tikologo bakeng sa ditsˇhipi ditshenekegi le ditsˇhilafatsˇi tsˇa kgafetsˇakgafetsˇa; (v) diteko tsˇe kgethegilego bakeng sa tsˇa bio-aerosol le tsˇa nano- 55 pathekele; tekolo ya dialeji tsˇa mesˇomong; (vi) (vii) keletsˇo ya thibelo ya malwetsˇi a mesˇomong le dikgobalo tsˇa mesˇomong; (viii) phethagaletsˇo ya maeto a mesˇomong le phetleko ya dikotsi tsˇa dilo tsˇe 60 (ix) fapafapanego; le fana ka tirelo ya thuto ya malwetsˇi go tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong le tikologong ya mesˇomo; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 8 (y) support the monitoring of communities that are at risk of exposure to environmental health hazards; and (z) provide support to provinces and local authorities in disease and injury surveillance and outbreak response. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(e), ‘‘referral services’’ means any specialist 5 services that require specialist knowledge, skills and interventions. (3) The NAPHISA may— (a) liaise with any other regulatory authority or institution and may, without limiting the generality of this power, require the necessary information from, exchange information with and receive information from any such authority or institution in respect of matters of common interest; (b) negotiate cooperative agreements with any regulatory authority or institution in order to ensure the consistent application of the principles of this Act; (c) undertake operational research; (d) cooperate with persons and institutions undertaking basic research in the Republic and in other countries by the exchange of scientific knowledge and the provision of access to the resources and specimens available to the NAPHISA; (f) (e) participate in joint research operations with any person, including government departments, tertiary institutions, museums and scientific institutions; cooperate with educational authorities, scientific or technical societies, higher education health institutions or industrial institutions representing employers and employees for the promotion of the instruction and training of health professionals, scientists, researchers, technical experts and other supporting personnel in tertiary institutions; (g) enter into contracts, within or outside the Republic, with any person, government or institution, and may execute any contract, deed or other document in the Republic or any foreign country; 10 15 20 25 (h) purchase or acquire any movable or immovable property; (i) manage, insure, lease, sell, mortgage, dispose of, develop, maintain, improve 30 (j) or in any other way deal with any of its property or assets; apply for, purchase or by any other means acquire, protect, extend, renew, deal with or alienate any patents, patent rights, licences, trademarks, concessions or other rights; (k) borrow money, within or outside the Republic, in line with the Public Finance 35 (l) Management Act; invest money in accordance with the framework prescribed in section 7 of the Public Finance Management Act; (m) open and operate banking accounts in terms of section 7 of the Public Finance Management Act; 40 (n) make, draw, issue, execute, accept, endorse or discount promissory notes, bills of exchange and any other kind of negotiable or transferable instruments; (o) enter into indemnities, guarantees and suretyships and secure payment thereunder in line with the Public Finance Management Act; (p) enter into agreements to facilitate or secure the payment of commitments and 45 to this end indemnify any person or cede, exchange or cancel agreements; (q) undertake and execute any trust; (r) form and have an interest in any company for— (i) the purpose of acquiring the business or all or any assets or liabilities, or both, of any company; or 50 (s) (ii) any other purpose which directly or indirectly benefits the NAPHISA; take part in the management, supervision and control of the business or operations of any company or business; enter into partnerships; (t) (u) make donations to further the interests of the NAPHISA; (v) act as principal, agent, contractor or trustee; 55 9 (z) (y) thekga tlhokomelo ya mafelo a setsˇhaba ao a lego kotsing ya go lebana le dikotsi tsˇa maphelo tikolong; le fana ka thekgo go di profense le taolo ya selegae mabapi le tebelelo ya malwetsˇi le dikgobalo ga mmogo le phetolo yeo e tla tsˇweletsˇwago. (2) Bakeng sa mehola ya karolwana (1)(e), ‘‘ditirelo tsˇa thomelo’’ dira ditirelo dife goba dife tsˇeo di kgethegilego tsˇeo di hlokago tsebo yeo e kgethegilego, bokgoni le ditsenelelo. (3) NAPHISA e ka— (a) (b) rerisˇana le bolaodi bofe goba bofe bja maatla goba sehlongwa mme e ka, ntle le go fokotsˇa kakaretsˇego ya maatla a yona, kgopela tshedimosˇo efe goba efe yeo e hlokegago gotsˇwa go, abelana tshedimosˇo le mme le go hwetsˇa tshedimosˇo gotsˇwa bolaoding bofe goba bofe goba sehlongweng malebana le merero ya kgahlegelo yeo e swanago; rerisˇana ka ditumellano tsˇa tirisˇanommogo le bolaodi bofe goba bofe ba maatla goba sehlongwa bakeng sa go netefatsˇa tiragatsˇo ye e swanetsˇego ya dikokwane tsˇa Molao wo; (c) diragatsˇa dinyakisˇisˇo tsˇa boikgethelo; (d) dirisˇana le batho le dihlongwa tsˇeo di dirago dinyakisˇisˇo tsˇa motheo mo le dinageng tsˇe dingwe ka thusˇano ya tsebo ya saense le Rephabliki phethagaletsˇo ya phihlelelo ya methopo le disˇupo tsˇeo di ka dirisˇwago ke NAPHISA; (f) (g) (e) kgathatema ditiragatsˇong tsˇa dinyakisˇisˇommogo le motho ofe goba ofe, go akaretsˇwa dikgoro tsˇa mmusˇo, dihlongwa tsˇa godimo, dimusiamo le dihlongwa tsˇa saense; dirisˇana le bolaodi bja tsˇa thuto, saense goba sethekgeniki, thuto ya godimo le dihlongwa tsˇa maphelo goba dihlongwa tsˇa diintasteri tsˇeo di emetsˇego bathwadi le basˇomi, bakeng sa kgodisˇo ya taelo le katisˇo ya basˇomi ba tsˇa maphelo, boradisaense, banyakisˇisˇi, ditsebi tsˇa sethekgeniki le basˇomi ba bangwe ba thekgo dihlongwa tsˇa godimo; tsenela ditumellano, gare ga goba ka ntle ga Rephabliki, le motho ofe goba ofe, mmusˇo goba sehlongwa mme e ka diragatsˇa tumellano efe goba efe, tokomane ya borui goba tokomane ye nngwe mo Rephabliki goba nageng efe goba efe ya ka ntle; reka goba hwetsˇa thoto yeo e sˇutago goba yeo e sa sˇutego; laola, sˇireletsˇa, hirisˇa, rekisˇa, kadimisˇa, phethagaletsˇa, tsˇweletsˇa, hlokomela, kaonafatsˇa, goba ka tsela efe goba efe sˇomana le thoto efe goba efe ya yona; dira kgopelo ya, reka goba ka tsela ye nngwe hwetsˇa, sˇireletsˇa, atolosˇa, mpshafatsˇa, sˇomana le goba hlokomologa ditokelo tsˇa ngwalollo, dilaesense, maswao, dikgwebo le ditokelo tsˇe dingwe; adima tsˇhelete, mo gare ga goba ka ntle ga Rephabliki, go sepelelana le Public Finance Management Act; beeletsˇwa tsˇhelete go ya ka tlhako yeo e beilwego go karolo 7 ya Public Finance Management Act; (h) (i) (k) (j) (l) (m) bula le go sepetsˇa diakhaonto tsˇa panka go ya ka karolo 7 ya Public Finance Management Act; (o) (n) dira, thala, nea, diragatsˇa, amogela, thekga goba fokotsˇa ditlankana tsˇa tshepisˇo, taelo ya tefisˇo le didirisˇwa tsˇe dingwe tsˇa therisˇano goba phetisˇetsˇo; tsena disˇireletsˇong, dinetefatsˇong le moemela moadimi mme le netefatsˇo ya tefelo go ya ka Public Finance Management Act; tsenela ditumellano bakeng sa go nolofatsˇa goba go netefatsˇa tefelo ya ditlamego le go lokolla motho ofe goba ofe goba go fetisˇetsˇa, fetola goba phumola ditumellano; (p) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 (q) phethagaletsˇa le go diragatsˇa thrasete efe goba efe; (r) dira le go ba le kgahlegelo go khamphani bakeng sa— (i) mohola wa go hwetsˇa kwebo goba dikoloto ka moka goba tsˇe dingwe, 55 goba ka bobedi, tsˇa khamphani; goba (ii) mohola ofe goba ofe woo o nago le poelo ye thwii goba yeo e sego ye thwii go NAPHISA; (s) kgathatema bolaoding, tekolong le taolong ya kgwebo goba ditshepetsˇo tsˇa khamphani efe goba efe goba kgwebo; tsenela ditirisˇanommogo; (t) (u) nea meneelo go tsˇweletsˇa dikgahlegelo tsˇa NAPHISA; (v) dira bjalo ka hlogo, moagente, mosˇomedi goba wa thrasete; 60 10 (w) charge for the rendering of laboratory services and other services; (x) remunerate any person for services rendered in the operation and development of the NAPHISA’s business; appoint officers and employees at such remuneration and on such conditions as it may deem fit subject to the relevant labour legislation; (y) 5 (z) pay gratuities and pensions to its officers and employees; (zA) establish and manage pension schemes, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, medical aid schemes and other incentive schemes for its officers and employees, and appoint trustees and other officials for such schemes; (zB) produce and sell by-products; and (zC) provide training and technical information on health issues to health related 10 community organisations and non-profit organisations. (1) The NAPHISA is governed and controlled, in accordance with this Act, by its Board. (2) The Board is the accounting authority of the NAPHISA and must ensure that it fulfills its responsibilities in terms of Chapter 6 of the Public Finance Management Act. The Board consists of the following members, appointed by the Minister, taking into account, amongst other things, the appropriate representation of race, gender and disability: (a) An official from the national Department of Health; (b) two members, each with special knowledge in one of the following areas: (i) economics, financial matters or accounting; and (ii) seven members, each with special knowledge in one of the following areas: legal matters; (c) injury and violence prevention; (i) communicable diseases; (ii) non-communicable diseases; (iii) occupational health; (iv) cancer surveillance; (v) (vi) environmental health; and (vii) field epidemiology; three members, each representing a cluster of three provinces that must be prescribed based on demographics and burden of disease, and who must be nominated on a rotational basis by the respective provinces in the prescribed manner; the Chief Financial Officer of the NAPHISA by virtue of his or her office; (e) the Chief Executive Officer of the NAPHISA by virtue of his or her office; and (f) (g) one member nominated by the schools of public health within publicly funded (d) higher education institutions. (1) The Minister must, before appointing the members contemplated in section 5(b) and (c), by notice in the Gazette and in two or more nationally circulating newspapers in the Republic, invite all interested persons to nominate, within the period specified in the notice, persons who in the opinion of such interested persons are fit to be so appointed, stating the grounds upon which such opinion is based. (2) If a suitable person or the required number of persons is not nominated in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister must appoint an appropriate person who qualifies to be appointed in terms of this Act. (3) A member of the Board holds office for a period of at least five years as the Minister may determine at the time of appointment, and is eligible for reappointment. 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 11 (w) (x) (y) lefisˇa bakeng sa neo ya ditirelo tsˇa laporatori le ditirelo tsˇe dingwe; lefela motho ofe goba ofe bakeng sa ditirelo tsˇeo di phethagaleditsˇwego tshepetsˇong le tsˇweletsˇong ya kgwebo ya NAPHISA; thwala bahlankedi le basˇomi ka tefelo le dipeelano tsˇeo e bonago di swanetsˇe go ya ka molao wo malebana wa tsˇa mesˇomo; lefela ditebogo le diphensˇene bahlankeding ba yona le basˇomi; (z) (zA) hlama le go laola dikeme tsˇa phensˇene, ka therisˇano le Tona ya Matlotlo, dikeme tsˇa thusˇo ya tsˇa maphelo le dikeme tsˇe dingwe tsˇa thusˇo bakeng sa bahlankedi ba yona le basˇomi, mme e thwale ba tsˇa thrasete le bahlankedi ba bangwe bakeng sa dikeme tsˇe; 5 10 (zB) tsˇweletsˇa le go rekisˇa ditsˇweletsˇwa tsˇa lehlakoreng; le (zC) fana ka tlhahlo le tshedimosˇo yeo e tseneletsˇego ya mathata a tsˇa maphelo go mekgatlo ya setsˇhaba yeo e amegago le mekgatlo yeo e ikemego. (1) NAPHISA e busˇwa le go laolwa, go ya ka Molao wo, ke Boto ya yona. 15 (2) Boto ke bolaodi bja tsˇhupaletlotlo ya NAPHISA mme e swanetsˇe go netefatsˇa gore e phethagatsˇa maikarabelo a yona go ya ka Kgaolo 6 ya Public Finance Management Act. Boto e hlangwa ke maloko ao a latelago, ao a thwetsˇwego ke Tona, go eleletsˇwa, 20 gare ga tsˇe dingwe, kemelo ya merafe, bong le kgolofalo: (a) Mohlankedi wa Kgorong ya tsˇa Maphelo ya bosetsˇhaba; (b) maloko a mabedi, le lengwe le le lengwe le nago le tsebo yeo e kgethegilego mafelong ao a latelago: thutaboiphedisˇo, merero ya ditsˇhelete goba tsˇhupaletlotlo; le (i) (ii) merero ya molao; (c) maloko a sˇupa, le lengwe le le lengwe le nago le tsebo yeo e kgethegilego: (i) malwetsˇi a tharano; (ii) malwetsˇi ao e sego a tharano; tsˇa maphelo mesˇomong; (iii) (iv) tekolo ya kankere; (v) kgobalo le thibelo ya kotsi; (vi) maphelo a tikologong; le lefelo la tsˇa leuba; (vii) (d) maloko a mararo, le lengwe le le lengwe le emela dihlopha tsˇa diprofense tsˇe tharo tsˇeo di swanetsˇego go hlathwa go ya ka dipalo-palo tsˇa badudi le morwalo wa bolwetsˇi, go mme ba swanetsˇe go kgethwa ka go sˇielana ke diprofense tsˇeo ba di emetsˇego ka tsela yeo go nyakegago; (e) Mohlankedi Mogolo wa tsˇa Matlotlo wa NAPHISA ka lebaka la mosˇomo wa gagwe; (f) Mohlankedi Kudumaga Mogolo wa tsˇa Matlotlo wa NAPHISA ka lebaka la (g) kantoro ya gagwe; le leloko le tee leo le kgethilwego ke dikolo tsˇa maphelo a setsˇhaba mo gare ga dihlongwa tsˇa thuto ya godimo tsˇeo di hwetsˇago thusˇo ya tsˇhelete setsˇhabeng. (1) Tona o swanetsˇe go, pele a thwala maloko ao a hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolo 5(b) le (c), ka tsebisˇo Kuranteng ya Mmusˇo gape dikuranteng tsˇe pedi goba tsˇa go feta tsˇe pedi tsˇeo di phatlalatsˇwago mo Rephabliki, laletsˇa batho ba moka bao ba nago le kgahlego gore ba kgethe, mo nakong ye ngwadilwego tsebisˇong, batho bao go ya ka boikgopolelo bja batho ba kgahlegelo ba nago le maswanedi a go ka kgwethwa, ba bolela mabaka a boikgopolelo bjoo. (2) Ge motho yo a swanetsˇego goba palo yeo e hlokegago ya batho e sa kgwethwa go ya ka karolwana (1), Tona o swanetsˇe go thwala motho yo a swanetsˇego yo a nago le maswanedi a go thwalwa go ya ka Molao wo. 25 30 35 40 45 50 (3) Leloko la Boto le sˇoma kantorong botelele bja nako ya mengwaga ye mehlano ka 55 moo Tona a ka laelago ka nako ya thwalo, mme a ka thwalwa gape. 12 (4) A member of the Board, excluding a member who is in the full-time employment of the State, must be appointed on such conditions as the Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, determine. (5) If the number of members of the Board is reduced to such an extent that a quorum cannot be obtained, the Minister may appoint suitably qualified persons on a temporary basis to serve on the Board for a period no longer than 12 months until new members are appointed in terms of section 5. (1) The Minister must appoint a chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Board from the members contemplated in section 5(b) and (c). (2) Whenever the chairperson of the Board is absent or unable to perform his or her functions as chairperson, the vice-chairperson must act as chairperson, and if the vice-chairperson is absent or unable to act as chairperson, the members must designate another member of the chairperson or the Board to act as chairperson until vice-chairperson is available. (3) Any person acting as chairperson of the Board in terms of subsection (2) must perform all the functions of the chairperson. 5 10 15 (1) A person may not be appointed or remain as a member of the Board if that 20 person— (a) (b) (c) (d) has at any time been convicted in a court— is not a South African citizen and ordinarily resident in the Republic; is not fit and proper; is an unrehabilitated insolvent; (i) of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine; or (ii) of an offence involving dishonesty, whether in the Republic or outside the Republic if the conduct constituting the offence would have been an offence in the Republic, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; (e) has been removed from an office of trust; (f) (g) (h) is an employee of the NAPHISA other than a member contemplated in section 5; is disqualified in terms of section 69 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008); or is a member of the National Assembly, permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, member of a provincial legislature or member of a Municipal Council. (2) A member of the Board must vacate his or her office if he or she— (a) becomes disqualified in terms of subsection (1); (b) (c) (d) has, without the leave of the Board, been absent from two consecutive submits his or her resignation to the Minister in writing; is declared to be of unsound mind by a court of the Republic; or meetings of the Board in a financial year. 25 30 35 40 45 (3) If a member of the Board dies or vacates his or her office in terms of subsection (2), the Minister may, subject to section 6, appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the period for which that member was appointed. (4) The Minister may remove a Board member from the office on account of misconduct or inability to perform his or her duties efficiently after due inquiry. 50 (5) The Minister may dissolve the Board for failure to perform its duties in terms of the Act after due inquiry. (1) The meetings of the Board and the conduct of business at meetings must be done in accordance with the rules determined by the Board. (2) A quorum for a meeting of the Board is the majority of its members. 55 13 (4) Leloko la Boto, go sa akaretsˇwe leloko leo e lego mosˇomi wa ka botlalo wa Mmusˇo, le swanetsˇe go thwalwa go ya ka dipeelano tsˇeo Tona a ka di laetsˇago, ka tumellano le Tona ya Matlotlo. (5) Ge palo ya maloko a Boto e fokoditsˇwe go fihla moo e leng gore batho ga ba lekanela, Tona a ka thwala batho bao ba nago le boitemogelo ba nakwana bakeng sa go sˇoma Botong botelele bja nako ya go se fete dikgwedi tsˇe 12 go fihlela maloko a mafsa a thwalwa go ya ka karolo 5. (1) Tona o swanetsˇe go thwala modulasetulo le Motlatsˇa-modulasetulo wa Boto gotsˇwa malokong ao a hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolo 5(b) le (c). (2) Ge modulasetulo wa Boto a se gona goba a palelwa ke go phethagatsˇa ditshwanelo tsˇa gagwe bjalo ka modulasetulo, motlatsˇa-modulasetulo o swanetsˇe go dira bjalo ka modulasetulo mme ge motlatsˇa-modulasetulo a se gona goba a palelwa ke go phethagatsˇa ditshwanelo tsˇa gagwe, maloko a swanetsˇe go kgetha leloko le lengwe la Boto go dira bjalo ka modulasetulo go fihlela modulasetulo goba motlatsˇa-modulasetulo a ba gona. (3) Motho wo mongwe le yo mongwe wa Boto go ya ka karolwana (2) o swanetsˇe go dira mesˇomo ya gagwe ya bodulasetulo. (1) Motho a ka se thwalwe Botong bjalo ka leloko ge motho yoo— (a) e se moagi wa Afrika Borwa mme a sa dule mo Rephabliki; (b) a sa itekanela ebile a sa swanela; (c) (d) a tsˇhotsˇhisˇitsˇwe nakong efe goba efe kgorotshekong— e le mokoloti yo a sa tsˇosˇolosˇwago; (i) ka molato mme a neilwe kotlo ya kgolego ya dikgwedi tsˇe 12 ntle le kgotho ya faene; goba (ii) ka molato wa go akaretsˇa go hloka nnete, le ge e le mo Rephabliki goba ka ntle ga Rephabliki ge tiragatsˇo yeo e lego molato e be e tlile goba molato mo Rephabliki, mme a isˇitsˇwe kgolegong ntle le kgetho ya faene; a tlosˇitsˇwe sehlongweng sa trasete; e le mosˇomi wa NAPHISA ntle le leloko leo le hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolo 5; (e) (f) (g) a ganeditsˇwe go ya ka karolo 69 ya Companies Act, 2008 (Molao 71 wa 2008); goba (h) e le leloko la Seboka sa Maloko a Palamente, Morongwa wa sa ruri go Khansele ya Bosetsˇhaba ya Diprofense, leloko la peomelao ya profense goba leloko la Khansele ya Mmasepala. (2) Leloko la Boto le swanetsˇe go tlogela mosˇomo wa lona ge le— (a) ganetsˇwa go thwalwa bjalo ka leloko la Boto go ya ka karolwana (1); romela lengwalo la tholomodiro go Tona ka tsela ya lengwalo; (b) (c) begilwe bjalo ka motho yo a sa itekanelago monaganong ke Kgorotsheko mo Rephabliki; goba (d) ntle le tetla ya Boto, le sa ba gona dikopanong tsˇe pedi tsˇa Boto ngwageng wo tee wa ditsˇhelete. (3) Ge leloko la Boto le hlokofala goba le tlogela mosˇomo go ya ka karolwana (2), Tona a ka, go ya ka karolo 6, thwala motho go tlatsˇa sekgoba bakeng sa nako yeo e sa felago yeo leloko leo le thwaletsˇwego yona. (4) Tona a ka tlosˇa leloko la Boto mosˇomong ka lebaka la maitshwarompe goba palelo ya go diragatsˇa ditshwanelo tsˇa gagwe ka tsela ye e phethagetsˇego morago ga nyakisˇisˇo yeo e swanetsˇego. (5) Tona a ka fedisˇa Boto bakeng sa palelo ya go diragatsˇa ditshwanelo tsˇa yona go ya ka Molao morago ga nyakisˇisˇo ye e swanetsˇego. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 (1) Dikopano tsˇa Boto le tshepetsˇo ya mosˇomo dikopanong di swanetsˇe go 55 diragatsˇwa go ya ka melao yeo e laetsˇwego ke Boto. (2) Tekanelo ya kopano ya Boto e dirwa ke bontsˇhi bja maloko. 14 (3) A decision of the majority of the members of the Board at any meeting constitutes a decision of the Board, and in the event of an equality of votes the member presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. (4) A decision taken by the Board or an act performed under the authority of the Board is not invalid by reason only of a vacancy on the Board, or where a person who is not entitled to sit as a member of the Board sat as a member at the time when the decision was taken or the act was authorised, if the decision was taken or the act was authorised by the requisite majority of the members of the Board who were present at the time and entitled to sit as members. 5 (5) Minutes of the proceedings of every meeting of the Board must be prepared and 10 entered in a book kept for that purpose. (6) Minutes of the proceedings of each meeting must be submitted at the next meeting of the Board and, if passed as correct, must be confirmed by the signature of the chairperson or other member presiding thereat and may, when so confirmed, be evidence in a court of law of the proceedings of the first-mentioned meeting. The Board may, in order to assist it in the performance of its functions, appoint— (a) one or more committees consisting of Board members; and (b) expert advisory committees consisting of members other than members of the Board. (1) The Board must, in consultation with the Minister, appoint a fit and proper and suitably qualified South African citizen as the Chief Executive Officer of the NAPHISA. (2) The Chief Executive Officer holds office for a term of five years and may be reappointed for one additional term of five years. (3) The appointment of a person as the Chief Executive Officer is subject to the conclusion of a written performance agreement entered into between that person and the Board. (4) The Board must, after consultation with the Minister, annually enter into a written performance agreement between the Chief Executive Officer and the Board. (5) The Board and the Chief Executive Officer may, in writing and by agreement, amend the performance agreement. (6) The Board may, in consultation with the Minister, remove the Chief Executive Officer from office on account of serious misconduct, incapacity or incompetence, after affording him or her reasonable opportunity to be heard and subject to applicable legislation. (7) If the Chief Executive Officer is unable to perform his or her functions, or during a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer, the Board may, after consultation with the Minister, designate another employee of the NAPHISA to act as Chief Executive Officer. (8) No person may be designated as an acting Chief Executive Officer for a period longer than 180 days. (1) The Chief Executive Officer— (a) (b) is the administrative head of the NAPHISA; is responsible for the proper and diligent implementation of the Public Finance Management Act; (c) must appoint suitably qualified persons as employees of the NAPHISA in accordance with an organisational structure and on terms and conditions approved by the Board; and subject to the Public Finance Management Act, must cause the necessary accounting and other records to be kept. (d) 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 15 (3) Sepheto sa bontsˇhi bja maloko a Boto ao a lego gona kopanong efe goba efe ke sepheto sa Boto mme bakeng sa tekatekano ya dibouto leloko leo le swerego kopano le na le bouto ya go dira sepheto godimo ga bouto ya gagwe ya ditherisˇano. (4) Sepheto seo se dirilwego ke Boto goba tiro yeo e dirilwego ka tlase ga bolaodi bja Boto ga se seo se sa sˇomego ka lebaka fela la gore Boto ga e gona, goba ge motho yo a sa swanelago go dula bjalo ka leloko la Boto a dutsˇe bjalo ka leloko ka nako yeo sepheto se bego se dirwa goba ge tiro e be e dumelelwa ke bontsˇhi bja maloko a Boto ao a bego a le gona ka nako yeo mme a na le maswanedi a go dula bjalo ka maloko. (5) Metsotso ya ditshepetsˇo tsˇa kopano ye nngwe le ye nngwe ya Boto e swanetsˇe go dirwa le go tsenywa pukung mme e lotelwe lebaka leo. (6) Metsotso ya ditshepetsˇo tsˇa kopano ye nngwe le ye nngwe e swanetsˇe go romelwa kopanong yeo e latelwago ya Boto mme, ge e dumetsˇwe bjalo ka ye e nepagetsˇego, e swanetsˇe go netefatsˇwa ka mosaeno wa modulasetulo goba leloko la bodulasetulo mme e ka, ge e netefaditsˇwe ka tsela ye, ba bohlatse kgorotshekong ya molao bja kopano yeo e hlalosˇitsˇwego mathomong. Boto e ka, bakeng sa go thusˇa phethagatsˇong ya mesˇomo ya yona, thwala— (a) komiti ye tee goba tsˇe ntsˇhi tsˇeo di nago le maloko a Boto; le (b) dikomiti tsˇa keletsˇo ya ditsebi tsˇeo di hlolwago ke maloko ntle le maloko a Boto. 5 10 15 20 (1) Boto e swanetsˇe, ka therisˇano le Tona, go thwala moagi wa Afrika Borwa yo a nago le maswanedi bjalo ka Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo wa NAPHISA. (2) Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo o sˇoma botelele bja nako ya mengwaga ye 25 mehlano mme a ka thwalwa gape botelele bja mengwaga ye mehlano. (3) Thwalo ya motho bjalo ka Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo e sepela le phethagatsˇo ya tumellano ya tiro ya mosˇomo ka tsela ya lengwalo yeo e dirwago ke motho yoo le Boto. (4) Boto,morago ga therisˇano le Tona, e swanetsˇe go tsenela tumelelano ya tiragatsˇo ya mosˇomo ka tsela ya lengwalo ka ngwagale ngwaga magareng ga Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo le Boto. (5) Boto le Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo , ka tsela ya lengwalo mme le ka kwano, ba ka fetosˇa tumelelano ya tiragatsˇo ya mosˇomo. (6) Boto e ka, ka therisˇano le Tona, tlosˇa Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo mosˇomong ka lebaka la maitshwarompe kgolo, go hloka bokgoni goba palelo, morago ga go mo nea monyetla wo o kwagalago wa go theeletsˇwa mme go ya ka molao wo o sˇomago. (7) Ge Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo a palelwa ke go ke go dira mesˇomo ya gagwe, goba bakeng sa sekgoba kantorong ya Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo, Boto e ka, morago ga therisˇano le Tona, kgetha mosˇomi wo mongwe wa NAPHISA go dira bjalo ka Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo. (8) Ga go motho yo a ka kgethwago bjalo ka Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo botelele bja nako yeo e sa fetego matsˇatsˇi a 180. (1) Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo— (a) ke hlogo go tsˇa bolaodi bja NAPHISA; (b) o na le maikarabelo a go phethagatsˇa tsenyotirisˇong ya Public Finance Management Act; (c) o swanetsˇe go thwala batho bao ba swanetsˇego bjalo ka basˇomi ba NAPHISA go ya ka sebopego sa mokgatlo mme le ka mabaka le dipeelano tsˇeo di dumeletsˇwego ke Boto; le (d) go ya ka Molao wa Taolo ya Matlotlo a Setsˇhaba, o swanetsˇe go diragatsˇa go lotwa ga direkhoto tsˇa tsˇhupaletlotlo le tsˇe dingwe. 30 35 40 45 50 16 (2) As administrative head of the NAPHISA, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for— (a) delivering on the agreed mandate of the NAPHISA as determined by the (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Board in terms of this Act; the formation and development of internal rules and directives for an efficient administration; the organisation and control of staff; the maintenance of discipline; the effective deployment and utilisation of staff to achieve maximum operational results; signing of memoranda of understanding with key stakeholders; the issuing of guidelines regarding the manner in which claims should be handled; (h) making the annual report, financial statements and audit report on those statements in respect of the NAPHISA accessible to the public once the annual report, financial statements and audit report have been tabled in Parliament by the Minister; and the exercise of any such powers and performance of any such duties as may be delegated or assigned to him or her by the Board. (i) (3) The Chief Executive Officer must, upon request by the Minister— (a) furnish the Minister with information or a report in respect of any case, matter or subject dealt with by the NAPHISA; and (b) provide the Minister with reasons for any decision taken by the NAPHISA, the Chief Executive Officer or any other employee of the the Board, NAPHISA. Subject to the Public Finance Management Act— (a) (b) the Chief Executive Officer must, in consultation with the Board, prepare and submit an annual report, financial statements and the report of the auditors on those statements to the Minister; and the Minister must table the annual report and statements referred to in paragraph (a) in Parliament within one month of receipt thereof. (1) A person who is in full time employ of the State or of an institution receiving financial aid from the State may, with his or her consent and subject to the laws governing the public service and the approval of the Chief Executive Officer, be transferred or seconded to the employ of the NAPHISA. (2) A person who is in the employ of the NAPHISA may, with his or her consent and subject to the laws governing the public service and the approval of the Chief Executive Officer, be transferred or seconded to the employ of the State or an institution receiving financial aid from the State. (3) A person who is in the employ of another institution may, with his or her consent and subject to the applicable laws and the approval of the Chief Executive Officer of that institution, be transferred or seconded to the employ of the NAPHISA. (4) A person who is in the employ of the NAPHISA may, with his or her consent and subject to the laws governing the public service and the approval of the Chief Executive Officer, be transferred or seconded to the employ of another institution. (5) The rights, privileges and benefits of an employee contemplated in this section by virtue of his or her conditions of service as an employee of the NAPHISA, the State or an institution receiving financial aid from the State may not be adversely affected by a transfer or secondment. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 (1) The rights in respect of any invention or design or any work eligible for copyright protection by an employee of the NAPHISA in the course and scope of the employee’s employment vests in the NAPHISA. 55 17 (2) Bjalo ka hlogo ya NAPHISA, Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo o na le maikarabelo a— (a) go phethagaletsˇa mosˇomo wo o dumeletsˇwego wa NAPHISA bjalo ka ge o laetsˇwe ke Boto go ya ka Molao; (b) hlango le tsˇweletsˇo ya melao ya ka gare le ditaelo bakeng sa tshepetsˇo ye e 5 phethagetsˇego; thulaganyo le taolo ya basˇomi; tsˇweletsˇo ya kgalemo; (c) (d) (e) phatlalatsˇo ya basˇomi le tirisˇo ya basˇomi go fihlelela dipoelo tsˇa godimo tsˇa tshepetsˇo; go saena memorantamo ya kwano le bakgathatema ba bohlokwa; (f) (g) go nea methalohlahli mabapi le mokgwa woo dikgopelo di swanetsˇego go sepetsˇwa; (h) go dira dipego tsˇa ngwaga, ditatamente tsˇa matlotlo le pego ya phetleko go ditatamente tsˇeo mabapi le NAPHISA tsˇeo di hwetsˇagalago setsˇhabeng ge pego ya ngwaga, ditatamente tsˇa matlotlo le pego ya phetleko di tsˇweleditsˇwe Palamenteng ke Tona; mme go diragatsˇa ya maatla afe goba afe le phethagatsˇo ya ditshwanelo dife goba dife ka moo a di neilwego ke Boto. (i) 10 15 (3) Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo o swanetsˇe go, ka kgopelo ya Tona— 20 (a) nea Tona tshedimosˇo goba pego mabapi le taba efe goba efe, morero goba hlogo yeo e phethagaletsˇwago ke NAPHISA; le (b) phethagaletsˇa Tona ka mabaka a sepheto sefe goba sefe seo se dirilwego ke NAPHISA, Boto, mohlankedi kuduthamaga mogolo goba mosˇomi ofe goba ofe wa NAPHISA. 25 Go ya ka Public Finance Management Act— (a) Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo, ka therisˇano le Boto, o swanetsˇe o beakanya le go romela pego ya ngwaga, ditatamente tsˇa ditsˇhelete le pego ya bofetleki ya ditatamente tsˇeo go Tona; mme (b) Tona o swanetsˇe o dira pego ya ngwaga le ngwaga le ditatamente tsˇeo di hlalosˇitsˇwego go tema (a) go Palamente mo kgweding ye tee ya kgwetsˇo. (1) Motho yo e lego mosˇomedi wa mmusˇo goba wa Sehlongwa seo se hwetsˇago thusˇo ya tsˇhelete gotsˇwa go mmusˇo a ka, ka tumelelo ya gagwe ga mmogo le go ya ka melao yeo e laolago ditirelo tsˇa setsˇhaba le ka tumelelo ya Mohlankediphare-phare, go sˇutisˇwa goba go fetisˇetsˇwa go re e be mosˇomedi wa NAPHISA. (2) Motho yo e lego mosˇomedi wa NAPHISA a ka, ka tumelelo ya gagwe ga mmogo le go ya ka melao yeo e laolago ditirelo tsˇa setsˇhaba le ka tumelelo ya Mohlankediphare- phare, go sˇutisˇwa goba go fetisˇetsˇwa go ba mosˇomedi wa Mmusˇo goba sehlongwa seo se hwetsˇago thusˇo ya ditsˇhelete gotsˇwa go Mmusˇo. (3) Motho yo a sˇomelago Sehlongwa se sengwe a ka, ka tumelelo ya gagwe ga mmogo le go ya ka melao yeo e sˇomisˇwago le ka tumelelo ya Mohlankediphare-phare wa Sehlongwa seo, go sˇutisˇwa goba go fetisˇetsˇwa gore e be mosˇomedi wa NAPHISA. (4) Motho yo a sˇomelago Naphisa a ka, ka tumelelo ya gagwe ga mmogo le go ya ka melao yeo e laolago ditirelo tsˇa setsˇhaba ga mmogo le ka tumelelo ya Mohlankediphare- phare, go sˇutisˇwa goba a fetisˇetsˇwe go ba mosˇomedi wa sehlongwa se sengwe. (5) Ditokelo le mehola ya mosˇomedi tsˇeo di ngwadilwego karolweng ye ka lebaka la maemo a gagwe a tirelo bjalo ka mosˇomedi wa NAPHISA, Mmusˇo goba wa Sehlongwa seo se hwetsˇwago thusˇo ya ditsˇhelete go tsˇwa go Mmusˇo a ka se itemogele mathata ka go sˇutisˇwa goba ka tsˇhutisˇo ye. 30 35 40 45 50 (1) Ditokelo mabapi le thomo goba thalo goba mosˇomo ofe goba ofe wo o swanetsˇego ke tsˇhireletsˇo ya tokelo ya ngwalollo ka mosˇomi wa NAPHISA nakong ya thwalong ya mosˇomi di laolwa ke NAPHISA. 55 18 (2) The NAPHISA may in its discretion, but subject to such conditions as the Minister may determine, assign or dispose of any rights contemplated in subsection (1). (3) The NAPHISA must, in respect of research conducted by the employees of the NAPHISA— (a) subject to properly informed consent, ensure that in work conducted in respect of indigenous knowledge, written information transfer and material transfer agreements are established before the undertaking of the research; and (b) protect, with the consent of the parties, any work, invention, discovery or improvement derived from indigenous knowledge, originally held by any person or community, in such a manner that the person or community participates in the benefits arising from such protection. (4) If the rights in respect of an invention or design properly registered in the Republic in terms of subsection (1) are vested in the NAPHISA or assigned to the NAPHISA in terms of subsection (2), the NAPHISA must award the person responsible for the invention, financial participation by him or her in respect of the proceeds derived from such invention or design at such a percentage as may be prescribed. (5) The NAPHISA must ensure that the person contemplated in subsection (4) receives the payment contemplated in subsection (4) timeously. (6) The NAPHISA must, with regard to research conducted by employees of the NAPHISA in the area under the jurisdiction of a traditional leader, notify the National House of Traditional Leaders, in writing, of its intention to conduct such research. The NAPHISA is funded by— (a) money appropriated by Parliament; fees received for services rendered; (b) income earned on surplus moneys deposited or invested; (c) (d) grants, donations and bequests made to it; (e) (f) money received from any other source. royalties; and 5 10 15 20 25 30 (1) The Board may, subject to such conditions as it may determine, delegate to the chairperson, any member or committee of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer any function entrusted to the Board under this Act. (2) The Chief Executive Officer may delegate to an employee of the NAPHISA any function entrusted to the Chief Executive Officer under this Act or delegated to the Chief Executive Officer in terms of subsection (1). 35 (3) A delegation in terms of subsection (1) or (2) does not preclude the performance of that function by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be. (4) The delegation of a function in terms of subsection (1) or (2)— (a) must be in writing and may be subject to such terms and conditions as the 40 Board or Chief Executive Officer may determine or impose; (b) may at any time be amended or revoked by the Board or Chief Executive Officer; and (c) does not divest the Board or Chief Executive Officer of the responsibility concerning the performance of that function. 45 No member of the Board, employee of the NAPHISA or other person performing work for the NAPHISA is liable in respect of anything done or omitted in good faith in the performance of any function in terms of this Act. 19 (2) NAPHISA e ka dira boikgethelo ba go, efela go ya ka dipeelano tsˇeo Tona a ka di laolago, nea goba go tlogela ditokelo dife goba dife tsˇeo di hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolwana (1). (3) NAPHISA e swanetsˇe go, mabapi le nyakisˇisˇo yeo e dirilwego ke basˇomi ba NAPHISA— (a) go ya ka tetla ya tsebo, netefatsˇa gore mosˇomo wo o dirwago mabapi le tsebo ya setlogo, phetisˇetsˇo ya tshedimosˇo yeo e ngwadilwego, ditumellano tsˇa phetisˇetsˇo tsˇe bohlokwa di a phethagaletsˇwa pele go ka dirwa dinyakisˇisˇo; mme sˇireletsˇa, ka tetla ya baamegi, mosˇomo ofe goba ofe, thomo, khwetsˇo goba kaonafatsˇo yeo e hweditsˇwego tsebong ya setlogo, yeo e bego e swerwe ke motho goba tikologo mathomong, ka tsela yeo motho goba tikologo e kgathago tema dikholegong tsˇeo e lego tsˇa tsˇhireletsˇo ye. (b) (4) Ge ditokelo mabapi thomo goba thalo yeo e ngwadisˇitsˇwego ka tshwanelo mo Rephabliki go ya ka karolwana (1) di laolwa ke NAPHISA goba di neilwe NAPHISA go ya ka karolwana (2), NAPHISA e swanetsˇe go nea motho yo a nago le maikarabelo a thomo, kgathotema ya ditsˇhelete ka yena mabapi le dipoelo tsˇeo di hweditsˇwego dithomong tsˇe goba thalo ka phesente yeo e ka tsˇwago e beilwe. (5) NAPHISA e swanetsˇe go netefatsˇa gore motho yo a hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolwana (4) o hwetsˇa tefelo yeo e hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolwana (4) ka bonako. (6) NAPHISA e swanetsˇe go, mabapi le nyakisˇisˇo yeo e dirilwego ke basˇomi ba NAPHISA lefelong leo le lego ka tlase ga taolo ya moetapele wa setsˇo, tsebisˇa Ntlo ya Bosetsˇhaba ya Baetapele ba Setsˇo, ka tsela ya lengwalo, ka maikemisˇetsˇo a yona a go diragatsˇa nyakisˇisˇo ye. NAPHISA e thusˇwa ka ditsˇheletsˇe— tsˇeo di lekanyeditsˇwego ke Palamente; (a) (b) ditefelo tsˇeo di hweditsˇwego bakeng sa ditirelo tsˇeo di neilwego; (c) moputso wo o hweditsˇwego le tsˇhelete ya masˇaledi yeo e loketsˇwego goba e beeleditsˇwego; (d) dithusˇo tsˇa tsˇhelete, meneelo le mafa ao e a hwetsˇago; (e) diroyalithi; le (f) tsˇhelete yeo e hwetsˇwago gotsˇwa dikhwameng tsˇe dingwe. (1) Boto e ka, go ya ka dipeelano tsˇeo e ka dilatelago, abela go modulasetulo, leloko lefe goba lefe goba komiti ya Boto goba Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo mosˇomo ofe goba ofe wo o neilwego Boto ka tlase ga Molao. (2) Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo a ka abela mosˇomo ofe goba ofe go mosˇomi wa NAPHISA wo o neilwego Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo ka tlase ga Molao goba wo o neilwego Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo go ya ka karolwana (1). (3) Kabelo go ya ka karolwana (1) goba (2) ga e thibele phethagatsˇo ya mosˇomo ka Boto goba Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo, ka moo go lego ka gona. (4) Kabelo ya mosˇomo go ya ka karolwana (1) goba (2)— (a) e swanetsˇe go ba ka tsela ya lengwalo mme e ka ba go ya ka mabaka le dipeelano tsˇa Boto goba Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo a ka di laolago goba gapeletsˇwago; (b) e ka fetosˇwa ka nako ye nngwe le ye nngwe goba ya gogelwa morago ke Boto goba Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo; mme (c) ga e ganetsˇe Boto goba Mohlankedi Kuduthamaga Mogolo maikarabelo mabapi le phethagatsˇo ya mosˇomo woo. Ga go leloko la Boto, mosˇomi wa NAPHISA goba motho yo a dirago mosˇomo wa NAPHISA yo a tla rwalwago maikarabelo mabapi le selo se sengwe le se sengwe seo se dirwago goba se tlogelwago ka tshepagalo tiragatsˇong ya mosˇomo ofe goba ofe go ya ka Molao wo. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 20 (1) The Minister may make regulations regarding— (a) any matter which in terms of this Act may or must be prescribed; (b) disease and injury surveillance; and (c) any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. (2) Before the Minister makes any regulation under this section, he or she must publish a draft of the proposed regulation in the Gazette together with a notice calling on interested persons to comment, in writing, within a period stated in the notice of not less than 30 days from the date of publication of the notice. (3) If the Minister alters the draft regulations, as a result of any comment, he or she need not publish those alterations before making the regulations. (4) A regulation made under this section may, for any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith, prescribe a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months. 5 10 15 Any immovable property belonging to the State may be transferred to the NAPHISA on such conditions as the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance may determine in order to enable the NAPHISA to perform its functions. 20 (1) A person who is employed by the National Health Laboratory Service established by section 3 of the National Health Laboratory Service Act, 2000 (Act No. 37 of 2000), immediately before the commencement of this Act and who was transferred to the National Health Laboratory Service in terms of item 2(b) and (c) of the Schedule to the said Act must, in accordance with the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995), and any applicable collective bargaining agreement with organised labour, be transferred to the NAPHISA on the date when this section takes effect. (2) The remuneration and other terms and conditions of service of a person transferred in terms of subsection (1) may not be less favourable than the remuneration, terms and conditions applicable to that person immediately before his or her transfer, and he or she remains entitled to all rights, benefits, including pension benefits, and privileges to which he or she was entitled immediately before such transfer. (3) A person transferred to the NAPHISA in terms of subsection (1) remains subject to any decisions, proceedings, rulings and directions applicable to that person immediately before his or her transfer to the extent that they remain applicable. (4) Any proceedings against such person which were pending immediately before his or her transfer must be disposed of as if that person had not been transferred. (5) For the purposes of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962), no change of employer must be regarded as having taken place when a person contemplated in subsection (1) takes up employment at the NAPHISA. (6) When the employees referred to in subsection (1) are transferred to the NAPHISA, all assets and liabilities of the National Health Laboratory Service referred to in that subsection that were transferred to the National Health Laboratory Service in terms of item 2 of the Schedule to the National Health Laboratory Service Act, 2000 (Act No. 37 of 2000), must be transferred to and vest in the NAPHISA at the same date. 25 30 35 40 45 This Act is called the National Public Health Institute of South Africa Act, 2020, and comes into operation on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. 50 21 (1) Tona a ka dira melawana mabapi le— (a) morero ofe goba ofe woo e lego gore go ya ka Molao wo o ka goba o swanetsˇe go laelwa; tekolo ya malwetsˇi le dikgobalo; le (b) (c) morero ofe goba ofe wa thusˇo goba wo bohlokwa wa taolo goba tshepetsˇo gore go na le hlokego ya go phethagaletsˇa bakeng sa tsenyotirisˇong ya swanelo goba tshepetsˇo ya Molao wo. (2) Pele Tona a dira melawana ka tlase ga karolo ye, o swanetsˇe go gatisˇa thala ya molawana wo o sˇisˇintsˇwego Kuranteng ya Mmusˇo gammogo le tsebisˇo yeo e bitsˇago batho bao ba nago le kgahlego go dira diswayaswayo, ka tsela ya lengwalo, mo nakong yeo e hlalosˇitsˇwego tsebisˇong e se ka tlase ga matsˇatsˇi a 30 go tloga ka letsˇatsˇikgwedi la phatlalatsˇo ya tsebisˇo. (3) Ge Tona a fetosˇa melawanathala, ka lebaka la swayaswayo efe goba efe, ga go hlokego ya go gatisˇa diphetosˇo pele a dira melawana. (4) Molawana wo o dirilwego ka tlase ga karolo ye o ka, bakeng sa tlolo efe goba efe goba palelo ya kobamelo, phethagaletsˇa faene goba kgolego botelele bja nako yeo e sa fetego dikgwedi tsˇe tharo. 5 10 15 Thoto efe goba efe yeo e sa sˇutego ya Mmusˇo e ka fetisˇetsˇwa go NAPHISA ka dipeelano tsˇeo Tona ka tetla ya Tona ya Matlotlo a ka di laolago bakeng sa go kgontsˇha NAPHISA go dira mesˇomo ya yona. 20 (1) Motho yo a thwetsˇwego ke Tirelo ya Laporatori ya Maphelo ya Bosetsˇhaba yeo e hlanngwego ka karolo 3 ya National Health Laboratory Service Act, 2000 (Molao 37 wa 2000), pele ga thomo ya Molao wo mme yo a bego a fetisˇeditsˇwe go Tirelo ya Laporatori ya Maphelo ya Bosetsˇhaba go ya ka ntlha 2(b) le (c) tsˇa Setule ya Molao wo o laeditsˇwego o swanetsˇe go, go ya ka Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Molao 66 wa 1995), mme le tumellano mmogo ye e sˇomago ya ditherisˇano le thulaganyo ya tsˇa mesˇomo, fetisˇetsˇwa go NAPHISA ka letsˇatsˇikgwedi leo karolo ye e thomago go sˇoma ka lona. (2) Moputso le mabaka le dipeelano tsˇe dingwe tsˇa tirelo tsˇa motho yo a fetisˇeditsˇwego go ya ka karolwana (1) ga se tsˇa swanela go ba tsˇeo di sa amogelegago go feta moputso, mabaka le dipeelano tsˇeo di sˇomago go motho woo pele ga phetisˇetsˇo ya gagwe mme o tla tsˇwelapele ka go dumelelwa ditokelo, dikholego, go akaretsˇwa dikholego tsˇa phensˇene, le menyetla yeo a bego a na le yona pele ga phetisˇetsˇo yeo. (3) Motho yo a fetisˇeditsˇwego go NAPHISA go ya ka karolwana (1) o tsˇwelapele ka go angwa ke dipheto dife goba dife, ditshepetsˇo, dipheto tsˇa melato le ditaelo tsˇeo di sˇomago mothong yoo pele ga phetisˇetsˇo ka moo di tsˇwelago pele ka go sˇoma. 25 30 35 (4) Ditshepetsˇo dife goba dife kgahlanong le motho yo tsˇeo di bego di diragatsˇwa pele 40 ga phetisˇetsˇo di swanetsˇe go phethagaletsˇwa eke motho yo ga se a fetisˇetsˇwa. (5) Bakeng sa mohola wa Income Tax Act, 1962 (Molao 58 wa 1962), ga go phetolo ya mosˇomo yeo e swanetsˇego go bonwa eke e diragetsˇe ge motho yo a hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolwana (1) a thoma go sˇoma go la NAPHISA. (6) Ge basˇomi bao ba hlalosˇitsˇwego go karolwana (1) ba fetisˇeditsˇwe go NAPHISA, dithoto le dikoloto ka moka tsˇa Tirelo ya Laporatori ya Maphelo ya Bosetsˇhaba go ya ka ntlha 2 ya Setule go National Health Laboratory Service Act, 2000 (Molao 37 wa 2000), di swanetsˇe go romelwa go mme di laolwa ke NAPHISA ka letsˇatsˇikgwedi le le swanago. 45 50 Molao wo o bitsˇwa Molao wa Sehlongwa sa tsˇa Maphelo a Setsˇhaba sa Afrika Borwa, wa 2020, mme o thoma go sˇoma ka letsˇatsˇikgwedi leo le beilwego ke Mopresidente ka kgoeletsˇo Kuranteng ya Mmusˇo.