Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers Act, 1997 (Act No. 92 of 1997)4. Persons not qualified to be members of Commission |
| (1) | No person shall be appointed as a member of the Commission if— |
| (a) | that person is an office-bearer; |
| (b) | that person holds office in any political party or political organisation; |
| (c) | that person is an unrehabilitated insolvent; |
| (d) | that person has been convicted of any offence for which that person has been sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine for a period of not less than twelve months, unless a period of at least five years has expired after the date on which the sentence was served. |
| (2) | For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), no person shall be deemed to have been sentenced until an appeal against the conviction or sentence has been disposed of or until the period has expired within which an appeal may be lodged, as the case may be. |