| (1) | There is hereby established a juristic person to be known as the Executive Council for Genetically Modified Organisms, which shall consist of not more than 10 members appointed by the Minister. |
[Section 3(1) substituted by section 2 of Act No. 23 of 2006]
| (1A) | For each member of the Council referred to in subsection (1), the Minister may appoint an alternate, who may attend and vote at the meeting of the Council on behalf of the member if that member is unable to attend. |
[Section 3(1A) inserted by section 2 of Act No. 23 of 2006]
| (2) | The members referred to in subsection (1)— |
| (a | shall be one officer of each of the following national departments of State nominated by the relevant department: |
| (i) | The Department of Agriculture; |
| (ii) | the Department of Science and Technology; |
| (iii) | the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism; |
| (iv) | the Department of Health; |
| (v) | the Department of Labour; |
| (vi) | the Department of Trade and Industry; |
| (vii) | the Department of Arts and Culture; and |
| (viii) | the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, |
who shall have knowledge of the implications of genetically modified organisms with regard to the sector represented by his or her department, including any existing policies and legislation applicable within that sector;
[Section 3(2) substituted by section 2 of Act No. 23 of 2006]
| (b) | shall include the chairperson of the Committee; and |
| (c) | may include any other person. |
| (3) | The Minister shall designate a chairperson and a deputy chairperson from among the members of the Council. |
| (4) | The deputy chairperson shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the chairperson whenever the chairperson is unable to do so. |
