The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 (Act No. 7 of 1998)Chapter 2 : Governance and Staffing of Agency16. Committees of Board |
| (1) | The Board may from time to time appoint one or more committees to assist the Board in performing its functions. |
| (2) | A committee— |
| (a) | may consist of members of the Board or of one or more of those members and one or more other persons. However, a committee must be chaired by a committee member who is also a member of the Board; |
| (b) | may be a standing committee or be appointed for a particular task and period only; |
| (c) | may perform investigatory and research functions only, upon the completion of which it must report its findings, conclusions and recommendations to the Board for further action (if any); |
| (d) | may determine the procedure to be followed with regard to a matter relevant at a meeting only in so far as this section and any rules made by the Board in terms of subsection (4), do not make any provision for the matter. |
| (3) | A majority of all the members of a committee will form a quorum. |
| (4) | The procedure applicable at the meetings of any committee will be as determined by rules which the Board must make for that purpose. |
| (5) | Committee members who are not also members of the Board, may be remunerated on the same basis as that provided for in section 13(3)(a) which, for that purpose, will apply to those committee members, reading in the changes necessary in the context. However, in so applying that section to committee members, the daily rate of remuneration mentioned therein must be determined by the Board but may not exceed the maximum amount that the Minister may fix from time to time and make known to the Board by written notice. |
| (6) | A member of any committee holds office at the Board’s pleasure. |
| (7) | The Board may fill a vacancy in any committee. |