Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesStandard Institutional Statute12. Termination of membership and filling of vacancies |
| (1) | A member of the council’s term of office terminates if— |
| (a) | he or she tenders a written resignation; |
| (b) | the Minister, or entity who appointed or elected the member to the council terminates the membership in writing, at any time before the expiry of the member’s term of office; |
| (c) | he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings without leave of the council; |
| (d) | he or she is declared insolvent and the majority of council members disapproves the member’s continuation; |
| (e) | he or she 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; and |
| (f) | he or she, in the majority opinion of the council, is seen to be incapacitated. |
| (2) | The council has power to suspend, take disciplinary action or terminate a members’ membership. |
| (3) | If 75 per cent or more of the members of the council resign, the council is deemed to have resigned as contemplated in section 27(8) of the Act. |
| (4) | If the council resigns as contemplated in subparagraph (3) a new council must be constituted in terms of this Statute. |