| (1) | The Minister of Manpower may from time to time, in consultation with the Minister— |
| (a) | appoint one or more exemption boards— |
| (i) | to consider applications in terms of section 69; |
| (ii) | to consider applications with regard to the rendering of service in areas referred to in section 66(1) and to give decisions thereon; and |
| (iii) | to exercise such other powers and to perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon them by or under this Act; |
| (b) | abolish any such board; and |
| (c) | withdraw the appointment of any member of such a board and, if deemed necessary, appoint some other person as a member of such board in his stead. |
(2)
| (a) | Any such board shall consist of a chairman, a deputy-chairman and so many other members as the Minister of Manpower may, in consultation with the Minister, determine. |
| (b) | At least one of the members of any such board shall be a member of the South African Defence Force. |
| (c) | The Minister of Manpower shall in respect of every member of such board, except the chairman and deputy-chairman, appoint an alternate, who shall, in the absence of the member concerned from any meeting of the board, have at that meeting all the duties and powers of such member. |
| (d) | The quorum at a meeting of the board shall consist of the chairman and two members of whom one shall be a member referred to in paragraph (b). |
| (e) | In the absence of the chairman the deputy-chairman shall preside at meetings of the board, and in the event of the absence of both the chairman and the deputy-chairman, the members present at a meeting shall elect one of their number to act as chairman at that meeting. |
| (3) | A member of any such board who is not in the whole-time employment of the Government shall be paid such remuneration and allowances in respect of his services as the Minister of Manpower may, in consultation with the Treasury, determine. |
| (4) | [Subsection (4) deleted by section 15 of Act No. 88 of 1996] |
| (5) | The Minister of Manpower may from time to time in writing delegate his powers under subsection (1)(c) to an officer in the Department of Manpower to be exercised by such officer in consultation with an officer of the South African Defence Force designated by the Minister, and the Minister of Manpower may at any time withdraw such delegation. |
[Subsection (5) substituted by section 35 of Act No. 87 of 1984]
[Section 68 substituted by section 25 of Act 103 of 1982]
