National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act, 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024)7. Disqualification from membership of Board |
A person is disqualified from being appointed to the Board or from remaining a member if such person—
| (a) | has been convicted of— |
| (i) | a gender-based violence and femicide-related offence; or |
| (ii) | any other criminal offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment without the option of a fine; |
| (b) | is or becomes insolvent; |
| (c) | is or has been declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind; |
| (d) | is directly or indirectly doing business with the Council and fails to declare the interest and the nature thereof in the manner required by this Act; |
| (e) | is a person under curatorship; |
| (f) | has, at any time, been removed from an office of trust on account of any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, corruption, theft or fraud; or |
| (g) | fails to disclose an interest in accordance with section 8 or attended or participated in the proceedings of the Board while having an interest contemplated in section 8. |