| 25Ba. |
Appointment of Appeals Committee |
| (1) |
Whenever it is necessary to appoint the Committee: |
| (a) |
the Minister must by notice in the Government Gazette and by means of a notice published in at least two nationally distributed newspapers, invite nominations, specifying a period within which the nominations must be submitted; |
| (b) |
The Director-General must compile a shortlist of suitable candidates from the nominations and submit the shortlist to the Minister within one month of receiving the nominations; and |
| (c) |
the Minister must within one month of receiving the nominations for appointments, appoint the members of the Committee who will be acting on an ad hoe basis, taking into account section 57B of the Act, after considering the short list, provided that she is satisfied with the recommendations. |
| (2) |
The Minister may appoint— |
| (a) |
replacement for any member who vacates or is removed from his or her office. |
| (3) |
The replacement serves for the balance of the term of the person he or she replaces. |
| 25Bb. |
Conditions of appointment of Committee members |
| (1) |
A member of the Committee holds office for a period that does not exceed— |
| (a) |
three (3) years in the case of the chairperson of the Committee; and |
| (b) |
three (3) years in the case of other members. |
| (2) |
At the expiry of his or her term of office, any member of the Committee is eligible for re-appointment for another final term not exceeding three (3) years. |
[Section 25B inserted by section 5 of the Amendment Regulations under the National Forests Act, 2024, Notice No. R. 5650, GG51847, dated 6 January 2025]
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