Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)Chapter 3 : Management of Marine Living ResourcesPart 5 : Fisheries Transformation Council34. Composition of Council |
| (1) | The Council shall consist of at least five members, including a chairperson, appointed by the Minister for the period determined by him or her, but not exceeding three years at a time. |
| (2) | The Minister shall ensure that the Council be broadly representative and multidisciplinary, with members qualified to make a substantial contribution towards the proper functioning of the Council. |
| (3) | Before the members of the Council are appointed, the Minister shall invite nominations by interested parties by notice in the Gazette: Provided that the Minister shall not be bound by any such nomination. |
| (4) | No person who has a direct interest in any manner whatsoever in commercial fishing or mariculture shall be appointed in terms of this section. |
| (5) | A member of the Council shall vacate his or her office if he or she— |
| (a) | becomes insolvent; |
| (b) | becomes of unsound mind; |
| (c) | is convicted of an offence and is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; |
| (d) | is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without leave of the chairperson; |
| (e) | resigns by written notice to the Minister; or |
| (f) | is removed from office by the Minister if there are sufficient reasons in the opinion of the Minister for doing so. |
| (6) | The Director-General may pay to a member of the Council who is not in the full-time employment of an organ of state, from money appropriated by Parliament for that purpose, the allowances and remuneration which the Minister may determine in general or in a specific case, in consultation with the Minister of Finance. |
| (7) | The Minister may prescribe the necessary matters relating to meetings of the Council. |