Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)

Chapter 8A : Municipal Entities

Part 6 : Governance of municipal entities

93F. Disqualifications

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(1) A person is not eligible to be a director of a municipal entity if he or she—
(a) holds office as a councillor of any municipality;
(b) is a member of the National Assembly or a provincial legislature;
(c) is a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces;
(d) is an official of the parent municipality of that municipal entity;
(e) was convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, and a period of five years since completion of the sentence has not lapsed;
(f) has been declared by a court to be of unsound mind; or
(g) is an unrehabilitated insolvent.

 

(2) If a director of a municipal entity during that person's term of office becomes disqualified on a ground mentioned in subsection (1), such person ceases to be a director from the date of becoming disqualified.

 

[Section 93F inserted by section 26 of Act No. 44 of 2003]