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Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000)

4. Nomination procedure

 

 

(1) When any nomination in terms of section 3(1)(a) or (b) becomes necessary, the council must invite registered persons, the voluntary associations, prescribed nominating bodies and the State, respectively, in the prescribed manner, to nominate within a period of at least 60 days from the date of the invitation, persons who qualify for nomination in terms of section 3(1)(a) or (b), respectively.

 

(2) When any nomination in terms of section 3(1)(c) becomes necessary, the council must invite the public, by notice in the Gazette and any newspaper the council considers necessary, but in at least a leading newspaper in each province, to nominate persons for appointment to the council within a period of at least 60 days from the date of the notice.

 

(3) On receipt of any nomination, the council must, within 30 days from the expiry date specified in the invitation or the notice, make and submit its recommendations to the Minister.

 

(4) The Minister must, within 60 days from the date of the receipt of the nominations from the outgoing council, appoint the members of the council.

 

(5) If the council receives no or insufficient nominations within the period specified in the invitation or the notice, the Minister may, after consultation with the council, appoint the required number of persons who qualify to be appointed in terms of this Act.

 

(6) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the appointment of the members of the council, by notice in the Gazette, publish—
(a) the name of every person appointed as a member;
(b) the date from which the appointment takes effect; and
(c) the period for which the appointment is made.

 

(7) The Minister must, within 30 days from the date of the appointment of the council, determine the time and place of its first meeting, and, thereafter, the council must, determine the time and place of any future meeting.