| (1) | The council shall consist of not less than 19 but not more than 34 members, namely— |
| (a) | six social workers elected in the prescribed manner by social workers; |
| (b) | three representatives from each of the professions other than social work in respect of which professional boards have been established, elected in the prescribed manner by persons representing those professions; and |
| (c) | 13 persons appointed by the Minister, of whom— |
| (ii) | one shall be in the employment of the Department of Welfare in the national sphere of government; |
| (iii) | two shall be nominated by national forums and networks in the welfare, social services and development field; |
| (iv) | one shall be nominated by trade unions which represent employees engaged in developmental social welfare services; |
| (v) | one shall be nominated by business; |
| (vi) | one shall be nominated by the Minister of Education in the national sphere of government; |
| (vii) | four shall be persons nominated by the community: Provided that— |
| (aa) | one shall be appointed by virtue of his or her specialised knowledge in a field other than social work and whose appointment to the council will enhance its effectiveness; and |
| (bb) | one shall be a disabled person; and |
| (viii) | one shall be nominated by the heads of the departments responsible for welfare matters in the provincial sphere of government. |
| (2) | Any nominations in terms of subsection (1)(c)(i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vii) and (viii) shall be in the prescribed manner: Provided that, for the purposes of any nominations in terms of subsection (1)(c)(v) and (vii), the Minister shall through the media and by notice in the Gazette invite such nominations. |
| (a) | A person who is elected or appointed in terms of subsection (1) shall— |
| (i) | be a South African citizen who is resident in the Republic; and |
| (ii) | not be a person prohibited from continuing in office as contemplated in section 6(1). |
| (b) | A person to be elected in terms of subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall be elected by persons who are South African citizens who are resident in the Republic. |
| (a) | member elected in terms of subsection (1)(a) shall be designated to represent the profession of social workers on its professional board; |
| (b) | of the three members elected as representatives from each profession in terms of subsection (1)(b) shall be designated to represent the relevant profession on the professional board concerned. |
| (a) | The members of the council shall hold office for a period of five years reckoned from the date on which the notice referred to in subsection (7) is published in respect of them. |
| (b) | Members shall at the expiry of their terms of office be eligible for reelection and reappointment. |
| (6) | As soon as possible after the election of the members referred to in subsection (1), the Minister shall inform the registrar of the names of the persons who have been appointed by him or her in terms of subsection (2). |
| (7) | The registrar shall within 30 days of the constitution of the council, make known by notice in the Gazette the names of the members of the council, the dates of their election and their appointment by the Minister and the date of the commencement of their terms of office. |
[Section 5 substituted by section 6 of Act No. 102 of 1998]
