| (1) | A member of the council shall vacate his or her office if— |
| (a) | he or she ceases to comply with the requirements referred to in section 6; |
| (b) | he or she is absent from two consecutive meetings of the council without the permission of the council; |
| (c) | he or she, in the case of a member designated— |
| (ii) | in terms of section 5(2)(a) ceases to be an officer; |
[Section 8(1)(c) substituted by section 4(a) of Act No. 10 of 2002]
| (d) | he or she, in the case of a member designated in terms of section 5(2)(f)— |
| (i) | tenders his or her resignation in writing to the rector or principal of the university in question; or |
| (ii) | ceases to be a fit and proper person; |
[Section 8(1)(d) substituted by section 4(b) of Act No. 10 of 2002]
| (e) | he or she, in the case of a member designated in terms of section 5(2)(g)— |
| (i) | tenders his or her resignation in writing to the president of the council; or |
| (ii) | ceases to be a member of the South African Veterinary Association; |
[Section 8(1)(e) substituted by section 4(c) of Act No. 10 of 2002]
| (f) | he or she, in the case of a member elected by virtue of section 5(2)(b) or (c), tenders his or her resignation in writing to the president of the council; or |
[Section 8(1)(f) substituted by section 4(d) of Act No. 10 of 2002]
| (g) | the Minister, at the request of or after consultation with the council, in the public interest terminates his or her membership. |
| (2) | Any vacancy on the council arising from a circumstance referred to in subsection (1) or any vacancy caused by the death of a member shall be filled within three months by designation or election, as the case may be, in consultation with the council, in the manner in which the member who vacates his or her office or dies, was required to be designated or elected, and any member so designated or elected shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the period for which the member who vacates his or her office or dies, was designated or elected. |
[Section 8(2) substituted by section 4(e) of Act No. 10 of 2002]
| (3) | Any vacancy on the council arising from the expiration of the period of office shall be filled, as required by section 5, within three months from such expiration. |
[Section 8(3) inserted by section 4(f) of Act No. 10 of 2002]
