South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)

Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa

15W. Disqualification, removal and resignation from Board

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(1)A person is disqualified from being appointed or continuing to serve as a member of the Board if he or she—
(a)is not a citizen of the Republic;
(b)is an unrehabilitated insolvent;
(c)has been declared by a court to be mentally ill or unfit; or
(d)has been convicted of a criminal offence.

 

(2)The Minister may, after due enquiry, remove a member from the Board on account of—
(a)misconduct;
(b)incapacity;
(c)incompetence;
(d)absence from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the prior permission of the Board, except on good cause shown;
(e)ill health;
(f)conflict of interest;
(g)unethical conduct; or
(h)disqualification as contemplated in subsection (1).

 

(3)A member may resign by giving 30 days written notice of his or her resignation to the Minister.

 

(4)A member of the Board may be suspended from the Board by the Minister pending the consideration of the removal of such member from the Board.

 

[Section 15W inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]