Technology Innovation Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 26 of 2008)6. Disqualification from membership |
A person may not be appointed or continue as a member of the Board if such person is—
| (a) | declared by a competent court to be mentally ill, as defined in the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No. 18 of 1973); |
| (b) | convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a line, or in the case of fraud, to a fine or imprisonment within a period of 10 years preceding the date of nomination; |
[Section 6(b) substituted by section 34(a) of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Act, 2020 (Act No. 9 of 2020), GG43829, dated 22 October 2020]
| (c) | elected as a member of National Assembly, a provincial legislature or the council of a municipality, or is appointed as a delegate to the National Council of Provinces by a provincial legislature; |
| (d) | not a South African citizen or permanent resident or ceases to be be a South African citizen or permanent resident; |
[Section 6(d) substituted by section 34(b) of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Act, 2020 (Act No. 9 of 2020), GG43829, dated 22 October 2020]
| (e) | removed as a result of improper conduct from a position of trust; or |
[Section 6(e) substituted by section 34(c) of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Act, 2020 (Act No. 9 of 2020), GG43829, dated 22 October 2020]
| (f) | an unrehabilitated insolvent. |