Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014)Chapter 10 : National Forum and Transitional ProvisionsPart 1103. Removal from office |
| (1) | The National Forum may remove a member from office on account of— |
| (a) | a finding of any misconduct under any Act or code which regulates the conduct of the member in question, which, in the opinion of the National Forum, debars him or her from serving as a member of the National Forum; |
| (b) | incapacity or incompetency which, in the opinion of the National Forum, debars him or her from serving as a member of the National Forum; |
| (c) | absence from three consecutive meetings of the National Forum without the permission of the chairperson, except on good cause shown; or |
| (d) | a request by the body which or person who designated or elected that member in terms of section 96, on good cause shown by the body or person in question, upon confirmation by the High Court. |
| (2) | If the National Forum has commenced proceedings for the removal of a member it may suspend that member from office. |
| (3) | A member who is suspended from office may not perform or exercise any of the powers or functions of that office or receive any allowances. |
| (4) | The National Forum must follow due process of law if it intends to remove a member for office, as determined by the National Forum in the rules contemplated in section 109. |