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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
National Health Laboratory
Service Act, No. 37 of 2000
Long title
To provide for the establishment of a juristic person to be known as the National Health Laboratory Service; to provide for the abolition of the South African Institute for Medical Research, the National Institute for Virology, the National Centre for Occupational Health, certain forensic chemistry laboratories and all provincial health laboratory services; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for the establishment of a juristic person to be known as the National Health Laboratory Service; to provide for the abolition of the South African Institute for Medical Research, the National Institute for Virology, the National Centre for Occupational Health, certain forensic chemistry laboratories and all provincial health laboratory services; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Exclusion from application of this Act |
| 3. | Establishment of National Health Laboratory Service |
| 4. | Objects of Service |
| 5. | Functions, powers and duties of Service |
| 6. | Control of Service |
| 7. | Composition of Board |
| 8. | Appointment of members of Board |
| 9. | Chairperson and vice-chairperson of Board |
| 10. | Disqualification from membership of Board and vacation of office |
| 10A. | Dissolution of Board [...inserted by Act 2019_005_009_20190506] |
| 11. | Meetings of Board |
| 12. | Committees of Board |
| 13. | Executive management committee |
| 13A. | Appointment of chief executive officer [...inserted by Act 2019_005_012_20190506] |
| 13B. | Functions of chief executive officer [...inserted by Act 2019_005_012_20190506] |
| 14. | Staff of Service |
| 15. | Purchasing of services |
| 16. | Rendering of laboratory services to foreign countries |
| 17. | Discoveries, inventions and improvements by employees of Service and other persons |
| 18. | Finances of Service |
| 19. | Defrayment of expenditure |
| 20. | ... [...repealed by Act 2019_005_014_20190506 - was entitled "Charges for services"] |
| 21. | Borrowing powers of Service |
| 22. | Accounting records |
| 23. | Audit |
| 24. | Annual reports |
| 25. | Proceedings by Minister for non-compliance with Act by Service |
| 26. | Delegation of functions by Board |
| 27. | Rules and Regulations [...Title amended by Act 2019_005_015_20190506 - was entitled "Rules"] |
| 28. | Transitional provisions |
| 29. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (SECTION 28) [s28] |
| 1 Definitions | |
| 2 Abolition of the bodies and laboratories | |
| 3 Persons in service of State | |
| 4 Rules and regulations | |
| 5 Assets and liabilities | |
| 6 Fees to be charged for laboratory services rendered by Service | |
| 7 Debt owing to SAIMR and other bodies and laboratories to be abolished | |
| 8 Pension options [...inserted by Act 2001_024_001_20011113] |
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