Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998)

Constitutions

Purchase

Establishment of specialist advisory committees

8.1	The Council may establish specialist advisory committees as either permanent or ad hoc committees.

8.2	A permanent specialist advisory committee must meet at least three times per year.

8.3	An ad hoc specialist advisory committee must meet as often as is required.

Appointment to specialist advisory committees

8.4	The total number of voting members on a specialist advisory committee may not exceed six (6).

8.5	In appointing members to a specialist advisory council, the Council must ensure—

8.5.1

that the specialist advisory committee has members with the necessary expertise to carry out the functions of that committee;

8.5.2

that as far as possible, members of a specialist advisory committee are drawn from the same region, determined by the Council.

General functions of specialist advisory committees

8.6	Specialist advisory committees must—

8.6.1

provide expert advice to Council on their particular functional area;

8.6.2

make recommendations to Council with regard to their particular functional area;

8.6.3

carry out any other task or duty delegated to them by Council in terms of clause 10.

Term of office

8.7	Appointed members of permanent specialist advisory committees will hold office for a period of two (2) years.

8.8	The term of office of members of ad hoc specialist advisory committees must be determined by the Council.

8.9	Members of permanent and ad hoc specialist advisory committees may be reappointed for further terms of office.