| (1) | The Department must provide for co-operative policy, legislation, strategy and administrative support that, in respect of cooperatives— |
| (a) | formulate, implement and update— |
| (ii) | a regulatory framework; and |
| (iii) | an administrative framework; |
| (b) | implement the framework for monitoring and evaluation as contemplated in section 94A; |
| (c) | provide information at the request of the Advisory Council and Tribunal on any matter that should be considered by the Advisory Council or Tribunal; |
| (d) | establish the structures contemplated in this Act and provide the Advisory Council and Tribunal with the financial, personnel, technical, training, infrastructural and other support that is necessary for its effective functioning; and |
| (e) | administer the provisions of this Act, including the appointment of support staff for the Advisory Council and the Tribunal. |
| (2) | The unit responsible for Co-operative Policy, Legislation, Strategy and Administrative support— |
| (a) | must advise the Minister in respect of the Tribunal and the Agency; |
| (b) | has a monitoring role in respect of intergovernmental structures; and |
| (c) | must advise the Minister on— |
| (i) | the status and functioning of the entities referred to in paragraph (a); |
| (ii) | the status and functioning of intergovernmental structures established in accordance with Chapter 12A; |
| (iii) | the status of the co-operative movement; and |
| (iv) | mechanisms that would promote the co-operative movement. |
[Section 94B inserted by section 68 of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
