National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)NoticesEstablishment of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation8. Disqualification from membership of the Committee and vacation of office |
| 8.1 | A person may not be appointed as a member of the Committee if that person— |
| (a) | is not a citizen of South Africa and ordinarily resident in the Republic; |
| (b) | is an un-rehabilitated insolvent; |
| (c) | has at any time been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, whether in the Republic or elsewhere, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; |
| (d) | has been removed from an office of trust; or |
| (e) | is suffering from an infirmity of mind or body which prevents him or her from properly discharging his or her duties as a member of the Committee. |
| 8.2 | A member of the Committee must vacate his or her office if— |
| (a) | he or she becomes disqualified in terms of paragraph 8.1, from being appointed or serving, as a member of the Committee; or |
| (b) | he or she submits his or her resignation to the Minister in writing; |
| (c) | he or she has, without the leave of the committee, been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the committee without an apology; |
| 8.3 | If a member of the Committee dies or vacates his or her office in terms of paragraph 8.1 or 8.2, the Minister may, subject to paragraph 5, appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the period for which that member was appointed. |