| (1) | The Minister may require a water board to constitute a selection panel to recommend persons for appointment as members of a water board. |
| (2) | If the Minister has done so the chief executive of a water board must publish a notice calling for nominations in two media of his or her choice, generally accessed within the water board's service area. |
| (3) | A notice must set out, in general terms, at least— |
| (a) | the service area of the water board; |
| (b) | the activities of the water board; |
| (c) | the time commitments reasonably expected from water board members; |
| (d) | the term of office for which the appointments are considered; |
| (e) | the criteria for disqualification as a member; |
| (f) | the requirements with which a nomination must comply; |
| (g) | the closing date for nominations; and |
| (h) | the address to which nominations must be delivered. |
| (4) | A copy of the notice must be sent to at least— |
| (a) | every Province within which the whole or any portion of its service area is situated; |
| (c) | every other person having a substantial interest in the matter, whom the chief executive of the water board considers ought to be consulted; |
| (5) | Every nomination of a person for appointment to a water board must be signed by a proposer and a seconder, none of whom may be the nominee, and must contain the nominee's signed acceptance. No person may nominate or second more than one person. |
| (6) | A water board must timeously constitute a selection panel, having regard to race and gender, to make recommendations from nominations received, to the Minister for appointment. |
| (7) | The selection panel must consist of— |
| (a) | the chief executive of the board or his or her representative; |
| (b) | a person representing every relevant Province, to be nominated by the Province concerned; |
| (c) | a person representing the Minister, to be nominated by the Minister; |
| (d) | a person of repute and poor standing, residing within the service area, to be nominated by the water board. |
| (a) | must consider all nominations timeously received and sufficiently completed; |
| (b) | may prepare a shortlist of nominees; |
| (c) | may interview all short-listed nominees; and |
| (d) | must, through the chief executive of the water board, make recommendations to the Minister on the appointment of members of the water board. |
| (9) | In recommending nominees for appointment the selection panel must consider— |
| (b) | the reputation and integrity of the nominees; and |
| (c) | any conflict of interests which the nominees may have. |
| (a) | must, where there are sufficient suitable candidates, recommend more nominees than the number of members which the Minister may wish to appoint; |
| (b) | must motivate each recommendation made; and |
| (c) | may arrange recommendations in order of preference. |
| (11) | If the chairperson of a water board has to be appointed, the selection panel must, if there are sufficient suitable candidates— |
| (a) | recommend at least three persons for the position; |
| (b) | motivate each recommendation; and |
| (c) | arrange the recommendations in order of preference. |
| (12) | The Minister must, before appointing a person to be a member of a water board, consider any recommendations made by a selection panel. |
| (a) | relating to the publication of notices; and |
| (b) | incurred by the selection panel, |
are for the account of the water board concerned.
