Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)Chapter 5 : Minerals and Petroleum Board61. Vacation of office |
| (1) | A member of the Board must vacate his or her office if he or she— |
| (a) | becomes subject to any disqualification contemplated in section 60 or, in the case of an official in the service of the State, ceases to be such an official; |
| (b) | has been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the Board without the Board’s leave; |
| (c) | tenders his or her resignation in writing to the Minister and the Minister accepts the resignation; or |
| (d) | is removed from office by the Minister under subsection (2). |
| (2) | The Minister may remove any member of the Board from office— |
| (a) | on account of misconduct or inability to perform the functions of his or her office properly; or |
| (b) | if the member has engaged in any activity that may undermine the integrity of the Board, which activities may include – |
| (i) | [Section 61(2)(b)(i) deleted by section 48 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]; |
| (ii) | making private use of, or profiting from, any confidential information obtained as a result of performing his or her functions as a member of the Board; or |
| (iii) | divulging any information referred to in paragraph (ii) to any third party, except as required by or under this Act or the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000). |