Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, 2002 (Act No. 14 of 2002)6. Removal from office |
1) | Subject to subsection (2), a member ceases to be a member of the Board and must vacate his or her office if- |
a) | he or she becomes disqualified in terms of section 5, from being appointed as a member; |
b) | he or she submits his or her resignation in writing to the President; |
c) | he or she has, without the leave of the Board, been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the Board; |
d) | he or she is found to be incompetent or unfit to fulfill his or her duties: |
e) | he or she is found guilty of misconduct; or |
f) | he or she is found guilty of an offence under section 11(4). |
2) | A member may be removed from office only on- |
a) | a finding to that effect by the National Assembly: and |
b) | the adoption by the National Assembly of a resolution calling for that member's removal from office. |
3) | The President- |
a) | may suspend a member from office at any time after the start of the proceedings of the National Assembly for the removal of that member: |
b) | must remove a member from office upon adoption by the National Assembly of the resolution calling for that member's removal. |