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Department: Public Works and Infrastructure1.6 The Acts, rules and regulations The department derives its mandate from the Constitution. In carrying out its core function and responsibilities the department is governed by the following Acts, Rules and Regulations: %uf0b7 Construction Industry Development Board Act (Act 38 of 2000); %uf0b7 Eastern Cape State Land Disposal Act (Act 7 of 2007); %uf0b7 Employment Equity Act (Act 55 of 1998); %uf0b7 Government Immovable Asset Management Act (Act 19 of 2007) (GIAMA); %uf0b7 Infrastructure Development Act, Act No. 23 of 2014); %uf0b7 Labour Relations Act (Act 66 of 1995); %uf0b7 Property Sector Transformation Charter, 2007 (Charter 2007); %uf0b7 Public Finance Management Act (Act 1 of 1999) and Regulations; %uf0b7 Public Service Act (Act 103 of 1994) and Regulations 2001 as amended; and %uf0b7 Spatial Planning and Land use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013). Furthermore, the department derives its mandate from the following key frameworks and policies: %uf0b7 Construction Regulations 2014; %uf0b7 Expanded Public Works Programme Framework and Guidelines 2015; %uf0b7 Framework for Infrastructure Delivery Procurement Management, 2019; %uf0b7 Integrated Transport Sector Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Charter, 2009; %uf0b7 One Infrastructure Delivery Management System Framework, 2020; %uf0b7 Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Framework, 2011; and %uf0b7 Supply Chain Management Frameworks. 1.7 Budget decisions The department continues to operate within a tight fiscal environment that is bedded with the following: %uf0b7 Provision of facilities that enable public services to be delivered in a dignified and efficient manner through improved standards and conditions to ensure adherence to Facilities Maintenance and Operations (FM&O) Service Standards; and %uf0b7 Provision of alternative sources of energy given the current energy crisis when delivering infrastructure projects as a measure to ensure that office accommodation is conducive for working conditions under the constrained power supply. Taking a broader spectrum on the subject, the experience of the national load shedding implemented by ESKOM has necessitated the department to include in its capital budget the purchase and installation of the generators for various sites. 1.8 Aligning departmental budgets to achieve government%u2019s prescribed outcomes In line with the Developmental Agenda, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has aligned to the National and Provincial priorities as well as confirmed DPWI Outcomes, informed and guided by the Sector Outcomes. The alignment of the department%u2019s plans, such as the DPWI Strategic Plan 2025-2030, the Annual Performance Plans (APPs) and Annual Operational Plans (AOPs) is in line with the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) (2025-2029), Provincial Medium Term Development Plan (P-MTDP) (2025-2029), National Development Plan (NDP) - Vision 2030, as well as the Provincial Key Integration Programme (2025-2030). 288