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South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)

Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa

15W. Disqualification, removal and resignation from Board

 

(1) A person is disqualified from being appointed or continuing to serve as a member of the Board if he or she—
(a) is not a citizen of the Republic;
(b) is an unrehabilitated insolvent;
(c) has been declared by a court to be mentally ill or unfit; or
(d) has been convicted of a criminal offence.

 

(2) The Minister may, after due enquiry, remove a member from the Board on account of—
(a) misconduct;
(b) incapacity;
(c) incompetence;
(d) absence from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the prior permission of the Board, except on good cause shown;
(e) ill health;
(f) conflict of interest;
(g) unethical conduct; or
(h) disqualification as contemplated in subsection (1).

 

(3) A member may resign by giving 30 days written notice of his or her resignation to the Minister.

 

(4) A member of the Board may be suspended from the Board by the Minister pending the consideration of the removal of such member from the Board.

 

[Section 15W inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]