Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)Chapter 2 : Oversight and Coordinating CommitteePart 1 : National Initiation Oversight Committee5. Chairperson and deputy chairperson |
| (1) | The NIOC must, at its first meeting after it has been established, which meeting must be convened and chaired by the Minister or by the Director-General if so directed by the Minister, elect— |
| (a) | a chairperson from amongst the members referred to in section 4(1)(a), (b) and (c); and |
| (b) | a deputy chairperson from amongst themselves. |
| (2) | The chairperson presides over meetings of the NIOC. |
| (3) | If the chairperson is absent or for any reason unable to exercise or perform the powers or functions contemplated in this Act, or when the office of the chairperson is vacant, the deputy chairperson must act as chairperson during the chairperson’s absence or inability, or until a chairperson is elected. |
