Housing Act, 1997 (Act No. 107 of 1997)Part 2 : National Government5. Establishment of Panel |
| 1) | The Minister must establish a panel of persons to advise the Minister on any matter relating to housing development. |
| 2) | A panel shall consist of not more than six fit and proper persons who have knowledge, qualifications or experience in the field of housing development. |
| 3) | Members of a panel shall be appointed in accordance with procurement policy that is consistent with section 217 of the Constitution, and must be appointed only after the Minister has through the media and by notice in the Gazette invited nominations of persons as candidates for the respective positions on the panel. |
| 4) | A member of a panel is appointed for the period determined by the Minister at his or her appointment, and may, subject to subsection (3), be reappointed on the termination of that period. |
| 5) | The Minister may at any time terminate the membership of a member of a panel for reasons which are just and fair. |
| 6) | A member of a panel other than a person who is in the full-time employment of the State, is paid an allowance determined by the Minister with the approval of the Minister of Finance. |
| 7) | A member of the panel ceases to be a member if – |
| a) | he or she resigns; |
| b) | his or her estate is sequestrated or he or she applies for assistance contemplated in section 10 (1) (c) of the Agricultural Credit Act, 1966; |
| c) | he or she becomes of unsound mind; |
| d) | he or she is convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; and |
| e) | he or she becomes a member of Parliament, a provincial legislature, a municipal council, the cabinet or the Executive Council of a Province. |