Administrative Justice Act as at 15 September 2016 9 Intervention by Prosecutor-General In any proceedings brought under this Act the Prosecutor-General shall be entitled to be heard by the court and, whether or not he or she has exercised such right, the Prosecutor-General shall have the same right of appeal relating to such proceedings as if he or she had been a party to the proceedings. 10 Minister may make regulations (1) The Minister may make regulations providing for any matter which he or she considers necessary or desirable for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the form and manner in which applications in terms of this Act shall be made; (b) the period within which applications in terms of this Act shall be made. 11 Application of Act to certain administrative authorities or actions limited or excluded (1) The following provisions⎯ (a) paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section three; and (b) subsection (2) of section three; and (c) section six; shall not apply to any of the administrative actions specified in Part I of the Schedule. (2) The following provisions⎯ (a) paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section three; and (b) section six; shall not apply to any of the administrative actions specified in Part II of the Schedule. (3) An application may be made to the High Court in terms of subsection (1) of section six for an order compelling the administrative authority concerned to supply reasons for any administrative action referred to in subsection (2) on the basis that no apparent public interest is served by withholding from the applicant the reasons for the action, but the Court shall not make any order on the application before directing that the reasons be disclosed privately to the Court for its consideration. (4) After examination of the reasons which have been privately disclosed to it under subsection (3), the High Court may, subject to subsection (5)⎯ (a) issue an order directing the administrative authority to supply written reasons to the applicant within such period as may be specified by the Court; or (b) edit the reasons in such manner or to such extent as the Court considers best suited to preserve the public interest and to serve the interests of the applicant concerned and issue an order directing the administrative authority to supply such edited reasons to the applicant within such period as may be specified by the Court; or (c) decline to issue the order sought by the applicant. (5) The High Court shall not make an order in terms of subsection (1) of section six compelling the supply of reasons for any administrative action referred to in subsection (2) if a Minister responsible in respect of the exercise of such action produces to the Court a certificate to the effect that such supply of 6

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