It says the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill was sent to parliament on Tuesday
Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
The statement followed a briefing on Wednesday by parliament’s senior legal adviser Frank Jenkins on the parliamentary processes regarding the bill. He said the bill had been transferred to the relevant committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces for information purposes only. This did not constitute a formal tabling of the bill as required.
Mineral resources & energy portfolio committee chairperson Sahlulele Luzipo stressed that if the bill is not formally introduced in September the committee will not have time before parliament rises before the elections to deal with it. This will mean that it will have to be revived by the new administration.
The department said the bill was submitted to parliament in April after having been gazetted as required by the rules of parliament.
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