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Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)

Chapter 1 : South African Nursing Council

6. Disqualification from membership

 

A person may not be appointed as a member of the Council if he or she—

(a) is an unrehabilitated insolvent or if his or her creditors have accepted an offer of a composition made in terms of section 119 of the Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936);
(b) is disqualified from practising his or her profession under this Act;
(c) is not a South African citizen and ordinarily resident in the Republic;
(d) he or she becomes mentally ill to such a degree that it is necessary that he or she be detained, supervised or controlled;
(e) has been removed from an office of trust on account of misconduct;
(f) has been convicted of—
(i) an offence for which he or she was sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; or
(ii) theft, fraud, forgery or uttering a forged document, perjury, an offence under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004), or any other offence involving dishonesty;
(g) has previously been a member of the Council for a period exceeding 10 consecutive years;
(h) has had his or her membership terminated by the Minister in terms of this Act; or
(i) is, at the time of his or her appointment, or was, during the preceding 12 months—
(i) a member of a municipal council, a provincial legislature or Parliament; or
(ii) a provincial or national office-bearer or employee of any party, organisation or body of a political nature.

 

 


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