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South African Council for Educators Act, 2000 (Act No. 31 of 2000)

Chapter 2 : Continuation, Powers and Duties, Composition and Governance of Council

9. Termination of office of chairperson, deputy chairperson or member

 

The term of office of the chairperson, deputy chairperson or any other member is terminated if the member—

(a) resigns by giving notice in writing to the Minister and the council;
(b) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the council or from a committee of which the member is a member without leave of the relevant chairperson, or in the case of the chairperson, the leave of the executive committee of the council;
(c) brings the council or the profession into disrepute;
(d) no longer meets the requirements referred to in section 6(1) and (2);

(e)

(i) is declared insolvent;
(ii) is removed from an office of trust by a court of law;
(iii) is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or an offence for which the sentence imposed is imprisonment without the option of a fine; or
(iv) is declared by a competent court to be of an unsound mind or under a legal disability.