1)The chairperson or any member of the Authority referred to in section 4(3) shall vacate his or her office if –

a)his or her estate is sequestrated or he or she enters into a compromise with his or her creditors;

b)he or she is detained as a mentally disordered person in terms of any law;

c)he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Authority without leave from the Authority;

d)he or she resigns by giving notice in writing to the Minister; or

e)h or she, during the course of his or her term of office, is found guilty of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine.