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Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017)

Chapter 14 : Ombuds

Part 1 : Ombud Council

183. Removal of Board members

 

(1) The Minister must, subject to due process, remove a member of the Board from office if the member becomes a disqualified person.

 

(2) The Minister may remove a member of the Board from office if an independent inquiry established by the Minister has found that the member—
(a) is unable to perform the duties of office for health or other reasons;
(b) has failed in a material way to discharge any of the responsibilities of office; or
(c) has acted in a way that is inconsistent with continuing to hold the office.

 

(3) Without limiting subsection (2)(b), a member of the Board must be taken to have failed in a material way to discharge the responsibilities of office if he or she is absent from two consecutive meetings of the Board without the leave of the Board.

 

(4) If an independent inquiry has been established in terms of subsection (2), the Minister may suspend the member of the Board from office pending a decision on that person’s removal from office.

 

(5) If a member of the Board is removed from office in terms of subsection (2), the Minister must submit the report and findings of the independent inquiry to the National Assembly.

 

[Section 183 to take effect on 1 April 2020, per Notice No. 1130 of 2019, GG 42677, dated 30 August 2019]