Diamonds Act, 1986 (Act No. 56 of 1986)

Chapter II : The South African Diamond Regulator

Purchase

No person contemplated in section 17(3)(a) and (b) shall be appointed as a member of the Board if he or she –

a)	has been declared by a court to be mentally ill or disordered;

b)	is an unrehabilitated insolvent;

c)	has been convicted of an offence committed after the date of commencement of the Constitution, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, unless the person has received a grant of amnesty or a presidential pardon before the date of his or her appointment; or

d)	is not a South African citizen and is not permanently resident within the Republic.