Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984)NoticesControl Measures relating to Foot and Mouth Disease Routine Vaccination7. Establishment of the Committee in terms of section 10(7) |
| (1) | The Minister shall establish an expert body called the Committee for Routine FMD Vaccination for cloven-hoofed animals. |
| (2) | The Committee shall consist of— |
| (a) | A veterinary representative of the National Directorate of Animal Health from the Department of Agriculture, nominated by the Director of Animal Health; |
| (b) | One State Veterinarian appointed by the nominated by the Director of Animal Health who has experience in the control of FMD and the epidemiology of the disease. |
| (c) | One veterinarian nominated by the cattle stud, dairy, and feedlot industries, appointed by the Minister. |
| (d) | Two experts in FMD, nominated by the Agricultural Research Council and the University of Pretoria respectively, appointed by the Minister. |
| (3) | The Committee may at any time co-opt up to three persons as full members of the Committee, including but not restricted to representatives of agricultural industries. |
| (4) | Alternate members shall be nominated and appointed as set out in subparagraph (2). Alternate members must attend to the activities of the Committee when the primary member is unavailable. Such an alternate shall have the same rights as the Committee member. |
| (5) | A quorum of the Committee shall be more than 50% of its members as set out in subparagraph (2). |
| (6) | The Committee shall elect a chairperson and deputy-chairperson from amongst its members. |
| (7) | The Committee shall endeavour to make decisions by consensus, failing which a majority vote shall determine any matter. |
| (8) | The Chairperson shall have the casting vote on any matter for which the votes are equally distributed. |
| (9) | The members of the committee who are not in the full-time employment of the State shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister of Finance, may determine, and in terms of section 10(8) of the Act. |
| (10) | All members and alternate members shall be subject to responsible internal and external communication in terms of section 25 of the Act. |
| (11) | The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of any member after calling for representations from the member. |