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Sheriffs Act, 1986 (Act No. 90 of 1986)

Chapter II : Board for Sheriffs

12. Vacating of office by member of Board

 

(1) A member of the Board shall vacate his or her office—
(a) if he or she becomes subject to any disability mentioned in section 10;
(b) if he or she becomes of unsound mind;
(c) if he or she has been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the Board without leave of the chairperson;
(d) if he or she has been appointed in terms of section 9(2)(a) or 11(2)(a) and ceases to hold office as sheriff; or
(e) if he or she has been appointed in terms of section 9(2)(b), (c), (d) or (e) or 11(2)(b) and ceases to hold office.

 

(2) The Minister may at any time remove a member of the Board from his or her office—
(a) after consultation with the nominating or designating authority, where applicable, if sound reasons exist for doing so; or
(b) at the request of the nominating or designating authority.

 

(3) For the purposes of this section 'nominating or designating authority' means the body which or person who nominated or designated the member of the Board in terms of section 9(2).

 

[Section 12 substituted by section 9 of Act No. 14 of 2012]