General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 58 of 2001)Chapter 2 : Establishment and Functions of Council7. Vacation of office and filling of vacancies |
| 1) | A member of the Council contemplated in section 6(1) must vacate his or her office if he or she – |
| a) | resigns by giving written notice to the chairperson, or in the case of the chairperson, to the Minister; |
| b) | is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council, without leave of the Council; |
| c) | is declared insolvent, is removed from an office of trust by a court of law or is convicted of an offence for which the sentence is imprisonment without the option of a fine; or |
| d) | is declared unable to manage his or her personal affairs by a court of law. |
| 2) | The Minister may revoke the appointment of any member of the Council appointed in terms of section 6(5) at any time before the expiry of his or her term of office, if there are sound reasons for doing so. |
| 3) | If a member of the Council vacates his or her office or if his or her appointment is revoked in terms of subsection (2), the resultant vacancy must be filled by appointment in accordance with section 6. |