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National Research Foundation Act, 1998 (Act No. 23 of 1998)

6A. Dissolution of Board

 

(1) The Minister may dissolve the Board if—
(a) the Board is unable to perform its duties in terms of this Act or on the grounds of mismanagement;
(b) there is a total breakdown in the relationship between the Board and the Minister; or
(c) there is a breakdown in the relationship amongst the members of the Board, which renders the continued effective functioning of the Board impossible.

 

(2) In exercising his or her powers in terms of this section, the Minister must comply with the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000).

 

(3) Within 21 days of the dissolution of the Board, the Minister must appoint an interim Board consisting of a minimum of three persons, to assume the responsibilities of the Board, until a new Board is constituted, in accordance with the procedure referred to in section 6.

 

(4) A new Board must be constituted within 180 days of the dissolution of the previous Board.

 

(5) Any person who was a member of the Board that was dissolved in terms of this section may be reappointed to a new Board.

 

(6) The Minister must, within 30 days of the dissolution of the Board, submit a report to Parliament setting out the reasons for the dissolution of the Board.

[Section 6A(6) substituted by section 10 of Notice No. 637, GG 42441, dated 6 May 2019]