National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act, 1999
R 385
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)Chapter 6 : ProvincesProvincial Executives130. Term of office and removal of Premiers |
| (1) | A Premier's term of office begins when the Premier assumes office and ends upon a vacancy occurring or when the person next elected Premier assumes office. |
| (2) | No person may hold office as Premier for more than two terms, but when a person is elected to fill a vacancy in the office of Premier, the period between that election and the next election of a Premier is not regarded as a term. |
| (3) | The legislature of a province, by a resolution adopted with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of its members, may remove the Premier from office only on the grounds of— |
| (a) | a serious violation of the Constitution or the law; |
| (b) | serious misconduct; or |
| (c) | inability to perform the functions of office. |
| (4) | Anyone who has been removed from the office of Premier in terms of subsection (3) (a) or (b) may not receive any benefits of that office, and may not serve in any public office. |
