Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)Chapter 1 : South African Nursing Council14. Executive committee of Council |
| (1) | There is an executive committee of the Council consisting of— |
| (a) | the chairperson; |
| (b) | the vice-chairperson; |
| (c) | three persons appointed in terms of section 5(1)(a); |
| (d) | a person appointed in terms of section 5(1)(b)(i); |
| (e) | a person appointed in terms of section 5(1)(b)(iii); and |
| (f) | a person appointed in terms of section 5(1)(b)(vii). |
| (2) | The members of the executive committee contemplated in subsection (1)(c) and (f) must be elected by the members of the Council. |
| (3) | In the event that there is an equality of votes on any matter in which the executive committee is required to take a decision, the chairperson has a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. |
| (4) | The term of office of the executive committee is 20 months. |
| (5) | The executive committee may, subject to the directives of the Council, exercise all the powers, other than a power referred to in Chapter 3, and may perform all the functions of the Council during periods between meetings of the Council, but does not have the power to set aside or amend the decisions of the Council, save in so far as the Council otherwise directs. |
| (6) | Any act performed or decision taken by the executive committee is binding unless, on good grounds shown, it is set aside or amended by the Council at its next meeting. |