South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001)Chapter 8 : Regulatory Control20. Regulating Committee |
(1) |
(a) | The Minister must establish a committee, to be known as the Regulating Committee for Meteorological Services. |
(b) | In this Chapter any reference to Committee means the Regulating Committee referred to in paragraph (a). |
(2) | The members of the Committee consist of five persons appointed on a part-time basis by the Minister of whom at least three are not officials of any State department. |
(3) |
(a) | The Minister must appoint one of the five members as the chairperson of the Committee. |
(b) | In the absence of the chairperson a member of the Committee elected by members present, must preside at a meeting of the Committee. |
(4) | Members of the Committee contemplated in subsection (1) are appointed in accordance with section 5(3) for a period of three years and are eligible for re-appointment for another final term of three years. |
(5) | The Committee must, after consultation with the Minister, determine the procedure to be followed in the performance of its functions. |