The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 (Act No. 7 of 1998)

Chapter 2 : Governance and Staffing of Agency

12. Board of Directors

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(1)The Agency is governed and controlled, in accordance with this Act, by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors represents the Agency, and all acts of or under the authority of that Board will be the acts of the Agency.

 

(2)The Board consists of eight members of whom seven must be appointed by the Minister. The eighth member is the Chief Executive Officer, by virtue of holding that office.

 

(3)The members to be appointed, are the chairperson, who must be a fit and proper person for that office, and six additional members, of whom —
(a)one must be a representative of the Department of Finance who has been nominated by that Department; and
(b)five  must  be  persons  having  special  qualifications, skills, expertise or experience in matters concerning national roads or the business or operations of the Agency.

 

(4)A person who in terms of the Companies Act is disqualified from being appointed a director of a company, may not be appointed a member of the Board in terms of subsection (3).