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Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, 2002 (Act No. 14 of 2002)

6. Removal from office

 

1) Subject to subsection (2), a member ceases to be a member of the Board and must vacate his or her office if-
a) he or she becomes disqualified in terms of section 5, from being appointed as a member;
b) he or she submits his or her resignation in writing to the President;
c) he or she has, without the leave of the Board, been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the Board;
d) he or she is found to be incompetent or unfit to fulfill his or her duties:
e) he or she is found guilty of misconduct; or
f) he or she is found guilty of an offence under section 11(4).

 

2) A member may be removed from office only on-
a) a finding to that effect by the National Assembly: and
b) the adoption by the National Assembly of a resolution calling for that member's removal from office.

 

3) The President-
a) may suspend a member from office at any time after the start of the proceedings of the National Assembly for the removal of that member:
b) must remove a member from office upon adoption by the National Assembly of the resolution calling for that member's removal.