Report of the Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs on the Spatial Data Infrastructure Bill [B 44B - 2003] (National Assembly - sec 75), dated 30 September 2003:

The Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs, having considered the subject of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Bill [B 44B - 2003] (National Assembly - sec 75), referred to it, reports the Bill with proposed amendments, as follows:

CLAUSE 1
1. On page 3, in line 9, after "person" to insert "engaged".

CLAUSE 3
1. On page 3, in line 51, omit "facilitating" and to substitute "to facilitate".

CLAUSE 4
1. On page 4, in line 16, to omit "and".
2. On page 4, in line 18, after "SASDI" to insert "; and".
3. On page 4, after line 18, to insert:
(e) with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, determine and pay remuneration and allowances to members of the Committee or subcommittee who are not in the full-time employ of the State.

CLAUSE 5
1. On page 4, in line 51, to omit subsection (3) and to substitute:
(3) The Minister must, after calling for nominations from the public in the prescribed manner, and -
(a) in respect of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2), after consultation with the Minister responsible for those departments;
(b) in respect of paragraph (d) of subsection (2), after consultations with the Premiers of the respective Provinces; and
(c) in respect of paragraph (e) of subsection (2), after consultation with the Chairperson of the South African Local Government Association,
appoint the members of the Committee and an alternate member for each such member.

CLAUSE 6
1. On page 5, in line 8, after "Committee" to insert ", within available resources,".

CLAUSE 10
1. On page 6, from line 47, to omit paragraph (f) and to substitute:
(f) co-opt experts or persons with special skills who are not members of the Committee as non-voting members of a subcommittee; and