Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)Chapter 8 : Courts and Administration of Justice177. Removal |
| (1) | A judge may be removed from office only if— |
| (a) | the Judicial Service Commission finds that the judge suffers from an incapacity, is grossly incompetent or is guilty of gross misconduct; and |
| (b) | the National Assembly calls for that judge to be removed, by a resolution adopted with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of its members. |
| (2) | The President must remove a judge from office upon adoption of a resolution calling for that judge to be removed. |
| (3) | The President, on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, may suspend a judge who is the subject of a procedure in terms of subsection (1). |
