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Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act, 1998 (Act No. 27 of 1998)

Chapter 1 : Municipal Demarcation Board

Part 2 : Membership of Board

6. Composition

 

 

(1) The Board consists of no fewer than seven and no more than 10 members appointed by the President in accordance with section 8.

[Sub-section (1) substituted by section 6 of Act 51 of 2002.]

 

(2) The Minister-
(a) must determine the number of the members of the Board; and
(b) may alter from time to time the number determined in terms of paragraph (a), but a reduction in the number may be effected only by not filling a vacancy when a vacancy arises.

 

(3) The composition of the Board must-
(a) be broadly representative of the South African society;
(b) reflect regional diversity; and
(c) collectively represent a pool of knowledge concerning issues relevant to municipal demarcation in each of the provinces.

 

[Date of commencement of section 6 is 3 July 1998.]