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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)Chapter 2 : Railway Safety Regulator9. Board of Regulator |
| (2) | The board must oversee and exercise general control over the performance of the Regulator to ensure that the Regulator, as far as possible, achieves the objects referred to in section 6. |
| (3) | The board is accountable to the Minister and to Parliament for its own actions and performance, as well as those of the Regulator. |
| (4) | The board and individual board members must conduct themselves in accordance with the highest applicable standards of ethics and governance. |
| (5) | Individual board members— |
| (a) | may not— |
| (i) | represent or promote specific interests or stakeholders within the railway environment; |
| (ii) | act in a way that is inconsistent with the responsibilities assigned to the board; or |
| (iii) | use their position, privileges or confidential information obtained as a board member, for personal gain or to improperly benefit another person; |
| (b) | must, subject to this Act and other applicable law— |
| (i) | act independently and with unfettered discretion; |
| (ii) | exercise independent judgment; and |
| (iii) | take decisions in the best interests of the public. |
