National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act, 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024)8. Declaration of financial or other interests of members |
| (1) | A person who has been appointed or nominated as a member of the Board in terms of section 6 must, within 10 days after being appointed or nominated, submit a declaration, in writing, to the Minister of all the direct or indirect interests in a company, a non-governmental organisation or any other business interests. |
| (2) | A member must, at the beginning of every financial year, submit a declaration, in writing, to the Minister, of the member’s direct or indirect interest in a company, a non-governmental organisation or any other business interest. |
| (3) | Where a member acquires an interest in a company, a non-governmental organisation or any other business interest, at any time during the tenure as a member, the member must, within 10 days of the date of the acquisition of such an interest, submit a declaration, in writing, to the Minister of such an interest. |
| (4) | Failure on the part of a member to disclose the interest as contemplated in subsections (2) and (3), constitutes a ground for disqualification in terms of section 7 and a justifiable reason for the removal of such member in terms of section 12. |