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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)

Chapter 2 : Railway Safety Regulator

13. Term of office and conditions of service of board members

 

(1) The term of office of the board members is subject to the following
(a) Non-executive members serve for a period of three years, which is renewable for a total of two consecutive terms;
(b) non-executive members that have completed two consecutive terms may be considered for appointment after a break of service of a period of three years;
(c) subject to board evaluation, at least one-third of non-executive members must retire annually; and
(d) executive members serve in accordance with the term specified by their respective employers.

 

(2) A board member, other than the CEO or a person who is in the full-time employment of an organ of state, is—
(a) remunerated in accordance with a framework annually approved by the Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Finance; and
(b) appointed on the terms and conditions of service determined by the Minister.

 

(3) The Minister and the board must annually conclude a performance agreement that must at least include—
(a) a board evaluation;
(b) board performance targets;
(c) the submission of board minutes by the chairperson or the deputy chairperson within seven days of the approval of such minutes; and
(d) the submission by the board of progress reports on any matter required by the Minister.