CLAUSE 8

Clause rejected.

NEW CLAUSE

1.	That the following be a new Clause:

Disqualifications, removal from office, terms of office and filling of vacancies

8.	(1) A person may not be appointed as a member contemplated in section 6(2)(a) or (b) if he or she-

(a) is an unrehabilitated insolvent;

(b) has been declared by a court to be mentally ill;

(c) has been convicted of an offence in the Republic or elsewhere and was sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, other than an offence committed prior to 27 April 1994 associated with a political objective for which amnesty was granted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission;

(d) is a member of the National Assembly, a provincial legislature or any municipal council, or is a delegate to the National Council of Provinces;

(e) is not a citizen of, or does not have the right of permanent residence in, the Republic; or

(f) has, as a result of improper conduct, been removed from a position of trust by a competent court of law.

(2) The Minister may remove a member contemplated in section 6(2)(a) or (b) from office-

(a) on the grounds of misconduct, incapacity or incompetence;

(b) if the member is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave from the Board;

(c) if the member becomes disqualified as is contemplated in subsection

(1 );

(d) for any other sound and compelling reason.

(3) A decision to remove a member of the Board from office in terms of subsection (2) must be based on the recommendation of an independent panel appointed by the Minister.

(4) The Minister may dissolve the Board on reasonable grounds.

(5) A member contemplated in section 6(2)(a) or (b) holds office for a period not exceeding four years, subject to subsections (1) and (2).

(6) No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.

(7) If a member of the Board dies, resigns by written notice to the Minister or is removed from office, the Minister may, having followed the procedure contemplated in section 7, appoint a person in that vacancy for the remaining part of the term of office.