Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978)RegulationsRegulations Relating to the Establishment of the Professional Board for Community Development Practice, 202420. Vacation of office |
| (1) | A member of a professional board shall vacate his or her office if— |
| (a) | the member's estate is sequestrated, or the member has entered into a composition with the creditors of his or her estate; |
| (b) | the member has been absent for more than two consecutive ordinary meetings of the professional board without leave of the chairperson of the professional board; |
| (c) | the member is disqualified under any law from practising his or her profession; |
| (d) | the member ceases to be a South African citizen or a permanent resident of the Republic; |
| (e) | the member is convicted of the offence, whether in the Republic or elsewhere, in respect whereof he or she is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; |
| (f) | the member becomes a patient or a state patient as defined in section 1 of the Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act 17 of 2002); |
| (g) | the member— |
| (i) | in case of an elected member who ceases to hold a qualification required for his or her election or who ceases to represent the category of voters who elected him or her to the professional board, or submits his or her resignation in writing to the registrar; or |
| (ii) | in the case where a member appointed by the Minister ceases to hold a qualification required for his or her appointment or who ceases to represent the sector from which he or she was appointed as a member of the professional board, or submits his or her resignation in writing to the Minister; or |
| (iii) | the Minister terminates his or her membership for reasons which are just and fair. |