Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Chapter 4 : Competition Commission, Tribunal and CourtPart B : The Competition Tribunal28. Qualifications of members of Competition Tribunal |
| (1) | The Chairperson and other members of the Competition Tribunal, viewed collectively must— |
| (a) | represent a broad cross-section of the population of the Republic; and |
| (b) | comprise sufficient persons with legal training and experience to satisfy the requirements of section 31(2)(a). |
| (2) | Each member of the Competition Tribunal must— |
| (a) | be a citizen of South Africa, who is ordinarily resident in South Africa; |
| (b) | have suitable qualifications and experience in economics, law, commerce, industry or public affairs; and |
| (c) | be committed to the purposes and principles enunciated in section 2. |
| (3) | A person may not be a member of the Competition Tribunal if that person— |
| (a) | is an office-bearer of any party, movement, organisation or body of a partisan political nature; |
| (b) | is an unrehabilitated insolvent; |
| (c) | is subject to an order of a competent court holding that person to be mentally unfit or disordered; or |
| (d) | has been convicted of an offence committed after the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993), took effect, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. |