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Refugees Act, 1998 (Act No. 130 of 1998)

Chapter 2 : Refugee Reception Offices, Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Refugee Appeals Authority

8E. Disqualification from membership

 

A person may not be appointed as a member of the Refugee Appeals Authority if that person—

(a) is not a South African citizen, unless the Minister considers that he or she possesses such skills and expertise as would significantly enhance the capacity of the Refugee Appeals Authority;
(b) has been sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine during the preceding seven years;
(c) is an unrehabilitated insolvent;
(d) has been judicially declared of unsound mind;
(e) has been removed from an office of trust on account of misconduct;
(f) is a political office bearer holding a position in the national executive structure of any political party;
(g) has been removed from a previous position on account of theft, fraud or corruption;
(h) refuses to submit to a vetting investigation in accordance with section 2A of the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994), when required to do so; or
(i) fails any investigation referred to in paragraph (h).

 

[Section 8E substituted by section 10 of Notice No. 1452, GG 41343, dated 18 December 2017]