Geoscience Act, 1993 (Act No. 100 of 1993)13. Vacating of office by members of Management Board |
(1) | A member or an alternate member of the Board, except the Chief Executive Officer, shall vacate his or her office if— |
[Words preceding subsection (1)(a) substituted by section 13(a) of Act No. 16 of 2010]
(a) | he becomes subject to a disqualification contemplated in section 12; |
(b) | he becomes of unsound mind; |
(c)
(i) | in the case of a member, he or she has been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the Board without the leave of the chairperson; |
(ii) | in the case of the chairperson, he or she has been so absent without the leave of the Board; or |
(iii) | in the case of an alternate member, he or she has without any reason acceptable to the chairperson been so absent during the absence, or a vacancy in the office, of the member in whose stead he or she was appointed as a member or an alternate member, |
unless the Board condones his or her absence on good cause shown;
[Subsection (1)(c) substituted by section 13(b) of Act No. 16 of 2010]
(d) | [Subsection (1)(d) deleted by section 13(c) of Act No. 16 of 2010] |
(e) | he or she ceases to hold the qualification by virtue of which he or she was appointed as a member or an alternate member of the Board; or |
[Subsection (1)(e) substituted by section 13(d) of Act No. 16 of 2010]
(f) | resigns as a member or an alternate member. |
(2) | The Minister may at any time terminate the period of office of a member of the Board if such member is unable to perform his or her duties or is guilty of misconduct as contemplated in section 12. |
[Subsection (2) inserted by section 13(e) of Act No. 16 of 2010]
(3) | The Minister may on good cause shown dissolve the Board and appoint a new Board within 30 days in accordance with section 4. |
[Subsection (3) inserted by section 13(e) of Act No. 16 of 2010]