Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)

Chapter 2 : Legal Aid South Africa

10. Termination of membership of Board

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(1)A director ceases to be a director of the Board when—
(a)he or she resigns on one month’s written notice addressed to the Minister and the Board;
(b)he or she no longer meets the qualifications for membership listed in section 7;
(c)in the case of a director referred to in section 6(1)(c) and (d), he or she is no longer in the employment of Legal Aid South Africa; or
(d)his or her term of office as director expires.

 

(2)The Minister may remove a director from office for—
(a)failing to perform the duties of a director or to perform them diligently and efficiently;
(b)permanent incapacity;
(c)being absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the chairperson’s leave and without good reason; or
(d)engaging in any activity that is reasonably capable of undermining the integrity of Legal Aid South Africa.

 

(3)Before removing a director from office in terms of subsection (2), the Minister must afford the person in question an opportunity to be heard.