Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1993 (Act No. 169 of 1993)

Constitution

Constitution of the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

14. Disqualification of Directors

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The office of a Director shall be vacated if he:

 

(a) is or has been found guilty of any offence involving dishonesty;
(b) resigns his office in writing to the Council;
(c) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without prior consent of the Board, provided that the three meetings are not all held within a 30 (thirty) day period;
(d) is the nominee of a Society, and the Society either withdraws its nomination or is deregistered;
(e) not being the nominee of the Minister, or Executive Director, ceases to be a member in good standing of a Society, or the Society of which he is either a member of staff or of the management committee falls into bad standing;
(f) is removed from office by a majority vote of 75% of the Directors of the Board, as a result of a contravention of the Code of Conduct signed by him;
(g) is prohibited by the Companies Act, other legislation or a court order from holding office or continuing as a Director in any capacity or at any juristic entity;
(h) has a direct or indirect interest in any contract or proposed contract with the Council or any Society and fails to declare the nature of this benefit.

 

[Clause 14 substituted by section 1 of Constitution of Board Notice 223, GG46000, dated 04 March 2022]