Cross-Border Road Transport Act, 1998 (Act No. 4 of 1998)Part 3 : Cross-Border Road Transport Agency5. Representation by Board |
| (1) | The Agency must be governed and represented by its Board. |
| (2) | The Minister must, after consulting with the relevant stakeholders, appoint the members of the Board consisting of- |
| (a) | the Chairperson, who is fit on account of his or her profile and expertise in the cross-border road transport industry and is not employed by the State; |
| (b) | the Deputy Chairperson, who is fit on account of his or her profile and expertise in the cross-border road transport industry and is not employed by the State; and |
| (c) | not more than eight other members, of whom not more than- |
| (i) | two who are not employed by the State and who are fit on account of their technical expertise in the cross-border road transport of freight; |
| (ii) | two who are not employed by the State and who are fit on account of their technical expertise in the cross-border road transport of passengers; and |
| (iii) | four are persons selected by the Minister from a list of names of persons which, at the Minister’s request by notice in the media, have been submitted to him or her within the period specified in the notice by any association, institution, organisation or individual with an interest in the cross-border road transport industry, the labour and consumer sector. |
| (3) | Prior to the appointment of a person to the Board, the Minister must- |
| (a) | by notice in the Gazette, publish his or her intention to appoint that person and invite public comment or objections within the period specified in the notice; and |
| (b) | take into account any comment or objection received by him or her in accordance with such notice. |
| (4) | The Minister may nominate a representative to participate in a non-voting capacity in the deliberations of any meeting of the Board or the Regulatory Committee. |