| (1) | A member of the council's term of office terminates if— |
| (a) | he or she tenders a written resignation; |
| (b) | the Minister or entity who appointed or elected the member to the council terminates the membership in writing; |
[Schedule 1, section 7(1)(b) substituted by section 33(t) of Act 3 of 2012]
| (c) | he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings without leave of the council; |
| (d) | he or she is declared insolvent ; |
| (e) | he or she is removed from an office of trust by a court of law or is convicted of an offence for which the sentence is imprisonment without the option of a fine; or |
| (f) | he or she is incapacitated to perform his or her functions. |
| (2) | The council has the power to suspend and take disciplinary action against a member. |
| (3) | If 75 per cent or more of the members of the council resign, the council is deemed to have resigned. |
| (4) | If the council resigns as contemplated in subsection (3) a new council must be constituted in terms of this statute and the Act. |
| (5) | Whenever any vacancy occurs, section 10 of the Act must apply with the necessary changes thereto. |
| (6) | Any member appointed in terms of subsection (5) must serve only the remainder of the term of office. |
