Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No. 62 of 1997)

Chapter IVA : Land Rights Management Board

15E. Disqualification from membership

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A person may not be appointed as a member of the Board if he or she—

(a) is an unrehabilitated insolvent;
(b) has been declared by a court to be mentally ill;
(c) has been convicted of an offence in the Republic or elsewhere and was sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding 12 months without the option of a fine, other than an offence committed prior to 27 April 1994 associated with a political objective for which amnesty was granted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission;
(d) is a member of the National Assembly, a provincial legislature or any municipal council, or is a delegate to the National Council of Provinces;
(e) is not a citizen of, or does not have the right of permanent residence in, the Republic; or
(f) has, as a result of improper conduct, been removed from a position of trust by a competent court of law.

 

[Section 15E 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]