Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)5. Qualifications of members of board and circumstances in which they vacate office |
| (1) | No person shall be appointed as a member of the board— |
| (a) | if he is an unrehabilitated insolvent; or |
| (b) | if he has been convicted of any offence and has been sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. |
| (2) | A member of the board shall vacate his office— |
| (a) | if he becomes subject to any disqualification for appointment mentioned in subsection (1); |
| (b) | if he dies; |
| (c) | if he resigns as a member; |
| (d) | if he has absented himself from three consecutive meetings of the board without the leave of the board; or |
| (e) | if he is removed from office in terms of subsection (3). |
| (3) | A member of the board may at any time be removed from office by the Minister— |
| (a) | on the recommendation of the board or an export group or the South African Agricultural Union; |
| (b) | if he has failed to comply with a condition of his appointment; |
| (c) | if in the opinion of the Minister he has been guilty of improper conduct; or |
| (d) | if in the opinion of the Minister he is unable to perform efficiently his duties as a member of the board. |