Legal Unit
Role of the Legal Unit
The mandate of the Legal Unit is to provide legal services to the SACU Secretariat, the institutions of SACU and the SACU Member States. The functions of the Legal Unit include:
- Providing legal advice on the interpretation and implementation of the SACU Agreement, 2002, and its Annexes, to ensure that the provisions thereof are upheld
- Preparing draft Annexes to the SACU Agreement, drafting amendments to the SACU Agreement and the Rules of Procedure for consideration by the relevant institutions of SACU
- Providing legal advice and support to the SACU Member States on trade negotiations with regional and international trading partners, and on the implementation of such trade agreements
- Undertaking research and analysis on legal topics and delivering opinions and technical papers for consideration by the relevant institutions of SACU
- Providing legal advice on the negotiation, drafting and interpretation of Contracts and other subsidiary legal instruments to ensure that the interests of the organization are protected
- Administering the implementation of the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and SACU on the hosting of the SACU Headquarters in Namibia
- Administering and managing the depositary procedures of the Agreements and Annexes concluded by the SACU Member States and deposited with the Executive Secretary of SACU or the Secretariat
- Coordinating and servicing SACU’s dispute resolution mechanism to ensure that the organisation’s legal responsibilities, obligations and mandates are effectively protected and upheld.