| (b) | a senior official of the Department designated by the Director-General with the approval of the Minister; |
| (c) | no fewer than eight and no more than ten other persons appointed on a part-time basis by the Minister, in accordance with subsection (3) and taking into account the provisions of subsection (2). |
| (2) | The members contemplated in subsection (1)(c)— |
| (a) | must be suitably qualified — |
| (i) | to provide effective corporate governance and must be able to bring their special expertise and knowledge to bear on the strategy, enterprise and innovative ideas and business planning of the Weather Service; and |
| (ii) | to develop policies for the Weather Service and to advise the Minister on matters relating to weather-related and climate-related research programmes, technological development, service delivery to clients, marketing of services, international co-operation and the application of meteorology in weather sensitive industries; and |
| (b) | are appointed in their personal capacities, but the Minister must ensure that the needs of the following stakeholders are taken into account when appointing the members of the Board— |
| (i) | Water resource management; |
| (iA) | air quality management; |
[Subparagraph (iA) inserted by section 5 of Act 48 of 2013]
| (iii) | subsistence farmers and disadvantaged communities; |
| (iv) | the media, which may include radio, television and newspapers; |
| (viii) | legal profession and insurance industry; |
| (ix) | any other weather sensitive industry or occupation; and |
| (x) | atmospheric science education and research community. |
| (3) | Before appointing any person contemplated in subsection (1)(c) or section 20(2), the Minister must— |
| (a) | by notice in the Gazette and in at least two nationally circulated newspapers invite nominations; |
| (b) | in such notice, specify a period within which nominations must be submitted and stipulate the procedure to be adopted regarding such nominations; and |
| (c) | ensure that the Board is broadly representative of the South African society. |
| (4) | The Minister must appoint one of the members of the Board as chairperson and another member of the Board as the deputy chairperson. |
| (5) | Members of the Board contemplated in subsection (1)(c) are appointed for a period of three years and are eligible for re-appointment for another final term of three years. |
| (6) | The Chief Executive Officer is a full-time member of the Board and is appointed for such period as the Board may determine at the time of appointment. |
| (7) | In the absence of a Board all the functions of the Board are vested in the Minister. |
