Regional Services Councils Act, 1985 (Act No. 109 of 1985)

8. Tenure of office and remuneration of chairman and members

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(1)Subject to the conditions determined by the Administrator, the chairman of a council shall be appointed for a period not exceeding five years at a time, but shall at the expiration of his term of office be eligible for reappointment.

 

(2)

(a)Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) and of subsection (3), a member of a council shall hold office for a period of five years, but shall at the expiration of his term of office be eligible for renomination.
(b)Every member of a council shall vacate his office on the day fixed in terms of section 7 (1) of the Constitutional Affairs Amendment Act, 1985, in respect of the local body, which nominated him.

 

(3)A member of a council shall vacate his office—
(a)if he resigns;
(b)when he ceases to be a member of the local body which nominated him;
(c)when the local body which nominated him withdraws his nomination,

in which case a person shall be nominated in terms of section 6 (2) for the unexpired portion of his term of office.

 

(4)The remuneration and allowances of the chairman, the deputy chairman, the members of the council and members of a committee referred to in section 10A who are not members of the council shall be determined by the Administrator with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.