Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)Chapter 1 : The South African Dental Technicians Council: Objects, Functions and Powers6. Disqualification, vacation of office and filling of vacancies |
| (1) | No person shall be elected or appointed as a member of the council— |
| (a) | who is an unrehabilitated insolvent; |
| (b) | who in terms of this Act or the Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health Service Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), is disqualified from practicing his or her profession; |
| (c) | who is not a South African citizen permanently resident in the Republic. |
| (2) | A member of the council shall vacate his or her office if— |
| (a) | he or she becomes subject to any disqualification referred to in subsection (1); |
| (b) | he or she ceases to hold any qualification necessary for his or her appointment; |
| (c) | he or she has been absent from more than two consecutive ordinary meetings of the council without the council's leave; |
| (d) |
| (i) | being an elected member, he or she tenders his or her resignation in writing to the registrar; or |
| (ii) | being a member appointed or designated by the Minister, he or she tenders his or her resignation in writing to the Minister and the Minister accepts his or her resignation; |
| (e) | he or she becomes a patient or a State patient as defined in section 1 of the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No. 18 of 1973); |
| (f) | he or she is convicted of an offence, whether in the Republic or elsewhere, in respect whereof he or she is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine; |
| (g) | the Minister in the public interest terminates his or her membership. |
| (3) | Any vacancy on the council arising from a circumstance referred to in subsection (2) and every vacancy caused by the death of a member, shall be filled by appointment or election, as the case may be, by the person or body by whom and in the manner in which the vacating member was required to be appointed or elected, and every member so appointed or elected shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the period of office of the vacating member. |