Section 6: Membership of Council

6. Membership of Council (1) The Council shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson; (b) a Vice-chairperson; (c) one member representing the interests of Government; (d) one member representing the interests of employers; (e) one member representing the interests of the federations of trade unions; and (f) not more than 2 members drawn from industry associations and consumer organisations. (2) (a) The Chairperson shall, subject to paragraph (c), be appointed by the Prime Minister on such terms and conditions as the Prime Minister may determine. (b) The other members shall, subject to paragraph (c), be appointed by the Minister on such terms and conditions as he may determine. (c) The Chairperson and the other members shall be persons with wide experience in human resource development, engineering, manufacturing, information and communication technology, economics, finance or business administration. (3) Members shall be paid such fees and allowances as the Minister may determine. (4) Members shall be appointed for 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term of 2 years. (5) The office of a member shall become vacant where the member— (a) has been absent without leave from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council; or N22 – 3 [Issue 5] (b) becomes disqualified for membership of the Council by virtue of gross misconduct or of any enactment. (6) Where a member is revoked, resigns, dies or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed, the Prime Minister or the Minister, as the case may be, may appoint another person for the remaining term of office of the member in whose place he is appointed. [S. 6 amended by s. 18 (b) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.]