Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Regional Services Councils Act, 1985 (Act No. 109 of 1985)8. Tenure of office and remuneration of chairman and members |
| (1) | Subject to the conditions determined by the Administrator, the chairman of a council shall be appointed for a period not exceeding five years at a time, but shall at the expiration of his term of office be eligible for reappointment. |
(2)
| (a) | Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) and of subsection (3), a member of a council shall hold office for a period of five years, but shall at the expiration of his term of office be eligible for renomination. |
| (b) | Every member of a council shall vacate his office on the day fixed in terms of section 7 (1) of the Constitutional Affairs Amendment Act, 1985, in respect of the local body, which nominated him. |
| (3) | A member of a council shall vacate his office— |
| (a) | if he resigns; |
| (b) | when he ceases to be a member of the local body which nominated him; |
| (c) | when the local body which nominated him withdraws his nomination, |
in which case a person shall be nominated in terms of section 6 (2) for the unexpired portion of his term of office.
| (4) | The remuneration and allowances of the chairman, the deputy chairman, the members of the council and members of a committee referred to in section 10A who are not members of the council shall be determined by the Administrator with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. |
