Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)

Chapter 2 : Film and Publication Board, Council, Appeal Tribunal and Enforcement Committee

6A. Composition of Enforcement Committee

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(1) The Enforcemnt Committee shall consist of four members plus a chairperson, and such chairperson must be a retired judge of the High Court of South Africa.

 

(2) The members of the Enforcement Committee must be appointed by the Council.

 

(3) The members of the Enforcement Committee shall have experience in or knowledge of any one or more of the following fields:
(a) law;
(b) law enforcement;
(c) regulatory matters;
(d) film, games, publications, arts, literature;
(e) digital technology and electronic communications; or
(f) sentencing.

 

(4) A member of the Enforcement Committee appointed in terms of subsection (2) shall—
(a) be a fit and proper person;
(b) be of good charactrer; and
(c) not be disqualified in terms of section 7.

 

(5) A quorum for a session of the Enforcement Committee shall be the chairperson plus two members and where the votes are equal, the chairperson shall have a deciding vote.

 

[Section 6A inserted by section 6 and section 33(d) of Proc 52, GG 45959, dated 25 February 2022]