Act No. 13, 2003
(d)
MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT, 2003
has during the period of ten years immediately preceding the date of the
intended appointment, been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced
to imprisonment without the option of a fine, irrespective of whether or not
that sentence has been suspended, and has not received a free pardon.
Tenure of office of members
5.
Subject to section 6, a member of the Council holds office for a period of
three years from the date of his or her appointment and is eligible for re-appointment.
Vacation of office and filling of vacancies
6.
(1)
A member of the Council must vacate his or her office, if he or she
(a)
becomes subject to a disqualification referred to in section 4;
(b)
has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without the
permission of the chairperson;
(c)
resigns his or her office by written notice to the Minister; or
(d)
is removed from office by the Minister under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister may, at the request of, or after consultation with, the Council
by notice in writing, and if he or she is satisfied that there are sufficient reasons for doing
so, remove a member of the Council from office after giving the member concerned a
reasonable opportunity to be heard.
(3) If a member of the Council dies, or his or her office becomes vacant in
terms of subsection (1), the Minister must, with due regard to section 3, appoint a person
to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose
stead he or she is appointed.
Chairperson and vice-chairperson
7.
(1) The Council must elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from
amongst the members of the Council.
(2) The chairperson and the vice-chairperson may not hold their offices for
more than two consecutive terms of three years.
(3)
The chairperson and the vice-chairperson may vacate their offices without
terminating their membership of the Council.
Meetings of Council
8.
(1) The first meeting of the Council must be held at such time and place
as the Minister may determine, and thereafter, subject to subsection (3), meetings of the
Council must be held at such times and places as the Council may determine, but the
Council must hold at least one meeting every three months.
(2) If the Council has not determined the time and place for its next meeting,
the chairperson must determine the time and place.
(3)
The chairperson
(a)
may at any time convene a special meeting of the Council; and