Council for Medical Schemes Levies Act, 2000
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Natural Scientific Professions Act, 2003 (Act No.27 of 2003)3. Composition of Council |
| (1) | The Council consists of not fewer than 20 and not more than 30 members, appointed by the Minister, of whom— |
| (a) | not fewer than 12 and not more than 18 must be professional natural scientists or certificated natural scientists nominated by the voluntary associations and who— |
| (i) | practise natural scientific professions; |
| (ii) | represent the categories of registered persons mentioned in section 18; |
| (iii) | fairly represent the different categories in the natural scientific professions; and |
| (iv) | broadly represent the demographics of the Republic. |
| (b) | not fewer than four and not more than six must be professional natural scientists or certified natural scientists who are in the service of the State, each nominated by his or her Director-General or the chief executive officer of the organ of state concerned: Provided that at least one of the persons so nominated must be in the service of the Department and one in the service of the Department of Higher Education and Training; and |
| (c) | not fewer than four and not more than six are members of the public nominated through an open process of public participation. |
| (2) | The Council must be constituted in a manner that is broadly representative of the demographics of the country. |
