Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (Act No. 131 of 1998)Chapter 3 : Council for Medical SchemesPart 1 : Council5. Disqualification as member of Council, and vacation of office |
| (a) | is an unrehabilitated insolvent; |
| (b) | is disqualified under any law from carrying on his or her profession; |
| (c) | is not permanently resident in the Republic of South Africa; or |
| (d) | has at any time been convicted (whether in the Republic of South Africa or elsewhere) of theft, fraud, forgery or uttering a forged document, perjury, an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1958 (Act No. 6 of 1958), the Corruption Act, 1992 (Act 94 of 1992), Part 1 to 4, or section 17, 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) of Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 or any offence involving dishonesty, and has been sentenced therefor to imprisonment without the option of a fine. |
| (2) | A member of the Council shall vacate his or her office if he or she— |
| (a) | becomes subject to any disqualification referred to in subsection (1); |
| (b) | becomes mentally incompetent; |
| (c) | by written notice resigns as a member; |
| (d) | is discharged of his or her office by the Minister under section 4(8); |
| (e) | is in terms of the provisions of the Electoral Act, 1993 (Act No. 202 of 1993), nominated as a candidate for election as a member of Parliament; or |
| (f) | is in terms of the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), elected as a member of Parliament or holds a political office at a provincial or local government level. |