The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission has postponed the implementation of the new NGO law and asked all the organizations to continue with their normal duties.

The bill was passed by the parliament and signed into law by the President in February and the implementation was due to begin on Tuesday.

In a letter to all the Country Director of NGOs, the registrar at the relief and rehabilitation commission said the postponement was due to technical reasons, which have not been specified.

Deng Tong Kenjok says the NGOs would be notified in the due course.

The NGO law gives powers to the relief and rehabilitation commission to assess and audit the programs of NGOs.

It also requires 80 percent of the employees in international organizations must South Sudanese nationals.

Last year, members of parliament passed the bill into law but the president sent it back, citing observations that include the power and function of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission.

At the time, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, said he was deeply concerned that the new law would have wide-ranging and negative consequences for the humanitarian operations.

The official opposition in parliament said such a bill should have been passed by the transitional parliament under the peace agreement.

In the letter dated the 10th of May, the RRC has not specified the reasons for postponing the implementation but apologized for any inconveniences caused.