Statistics Act, 1999
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Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)Chapter 2 : Legal Aid South Africa10. Termination of membership of Board |
| (1) | A director ceases to be a director of the Board when— |
| (a) | he or she resigns on one month’s written notice addressed to the Minister and the Board; |
| (b) | he or she no longer meets the qualifications for membership listed in section 7; |
| (c) | in the case of a director referred to in section 6(1)(c) and (d), he or she is no longer in the employment of Legal Aid South Africa; or |
| (d) | his or her term of office as director expires. |
| (2) | The Minister may remove a director from office for— |
| (a) | failing to perform the duties of a director or to perform them diligently and efficiently; |
| (b) | permanent incapacity; |
| (c) | being absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the chairperson’s leave and without good reason; or |
| (d) | engaging in any activity that is reasonably capable of undermining the integrity of Legal Aid South Africa. |
| (3) | Before removing a director from office in terms of subsection (2), the Minister must afford the person in question an opportunity to be heard. |
