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District Boards
[1988 Ed.
(g) becomes disqualified or ceases to hold office for any other reason,
his office as such member shall become vacant and the Chairman or, if no Chairman has been elected under section 15, the Designated Officer shall forthwith, by notification published in the Gazette, declare the office of such member to be vacant. (Amended 41 of 1985 s. 11)
(2) When a member fails throughout a period of 6 consecutive months to attend any meeting of the Board by reason of the prolonged illness of that member the Board may subsequently excuse the failure if that member seeks the approval of the Board within one month of his having recovered or substantially recovered from that illness. (Added 13 of 1988 s. 5)
(3) The period referred to in subsections (1)(ea) and (2) shall commence on the day next following the date of the meeting of a Board at which the member is first absent. (Added 13 of 1988 s. 5)
PART III
CHAIRMAN
Board to elect Chairman
15. (1) A Chairman shall be elected from amongst the members at the first meeting of the Board held following 31 March in any year in which members are elected by ordinary election. (Amended 65 of 1984 s. 9)
(2) The election of a member as Chairman shall not create a vacancy on a Board and such member shall hold office as Chairman only as long as he is a member of the Board.
(3) No person shall assume office as Chairman until he has notified in writing to the Designated Officer his acceptance of such office and delivered such notification to the Designated Officer within 10 days of his election under subsection (1).
(4) If the notice is not delivered to the Designated Officer in accordance with subsection (3) the office of Chairman shall become vacant and the provisions of section 19(2) and subsection (3) shall apply.
(5) The Chairman shall hold office until 31 March of the year in which an ordinary election for District Boards is next held but shall be eligible for re-election for a second or subsequent term of office. (Amended 41 of 1985 s. 12)
(5A) At the meeting referred to in subsection (1) or at any other meeting of the Board at which a new Chairman is to be elected a District Officer shall preside and shall continue to preside until the Chairman assumes office but shall have neither a casting nor a deliberative vote. (Amended 13 of 1988 s. 6)
(6) (Repealed 13 of 1988 s. 6)
16. (Repealed 65 of 1984 s. 10)
(Added 41 of 1985 s. 12)