Section 11: Term of office
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
11. Term of office
(1) The Chairperson shall be appointed for a term of 5 years and shall be
eligible for reappointment for one further period of 5 years.
(2) Subject to subsection (6), every Commissioner shall hold office for a
term of 5 years.
(3) A Commissioner whose term of office has expired shall be eligible for
reappointment but no Commissioner shall serve more than 2 consecutive
terms in office.
(4) Subject to this section, the terms and conditions of the appointment
of the Chairperson and every Commissioner shall be determined by the President acting on the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with
the Leader of the Opposition.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), where the appointment of the Chairperson or a Commissioner is being renewed, the terms and conditions of appointment shall not be less favourable to such Chairperson or Commissioner
than the terms under which the Chairperson or Commissioner had been appointed during any preceding period.
(6) The Commissioners appointed on the coming into operation of this
Act shall be appointed for terms of 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively.
[S. 11 amended by s. 6 of Act 27 of 2008 w.e.f. 10 September 2008.]
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