| (1) | The Board consists of not less than seven and not more than 13 members, including the chairperson and the deputy chairperson, appointed by the Minister. |
| (2) | A member of the Board is appointed for a period of four years: Provided that a member may not be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. |
| (3) | A member of the Board must— |
| (a) | be a fit and proper person to hold office as a member; and |
| (b) | have appropriate qualifications and relevant experience. |
| (a) | be representative of the communities and interests affected by this Act; and |
| (b) | have not less than 50% women members. |
| (5) | Before the Minister appoints members of the Board in terms of subsection (1), the Minister must by notice in two newspapers and the Gazette invite all interested persons to submit, within the period and in the manner mentioned in the notice, the names of persons fit to be appointed as members of the Board. |
| (6) | The Minister must appoint a nomination committee to make recommendations to the Minister for the appointment of members of the Board. |
| (7) | In establishing a nomination committee, the Minister must ensure that the committee is broadly representative of the various racial groups, communities and interests affected by this Act and geographic areas of the Republic, and that both males and females are represented. |
| (8) | The deputy chairperson of the Board must act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson of the Board. |
| (a) | The Board may determine the proceedings at its meetings as it may deem fit, and must cause minutes of such proceedings to be kept. |
| (b) | A majority of the members of the Board is a quorum for a meeting of the Board. |
[Section 15B inserted by section 8 of the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Act, 2018, Notice No. 1259, GG42046, dated 20 November 2018 - effective 1 April 2024 by Commencement Proclamation Notice 146, GG50014, dated 19 January 2024]
