10 de\”elop. pronl(~lc and pr(~[ec[ (he national heril:l~e for pl-e~ellt and tu[ul”e
g~]l~r~ti~)ll~:
(/7) [0 co-ordinate heritage mantigement:
(c’) [o protect. preser\e and promote the content and heritase which reside in
orutut-e in order to make it accessible and dynamic:
( (/) to integrdte li\ in: heritage with the functions and activities of the Council and
all other herit:ige authorities and institutions at national. provincial Jnd local
level:
((’) to promote and protect indigenous knowledge s)rstems. inc]uding but not
limited to enterprise and industry. sc~cial upliftment, institutional framework
and liberator! processes: and
(f) to intensify support for the promotion of the history and culture of all our
peoples and particularly to support reseurch and publication on enslavement
in South Africa.
((l)
Composition of Council
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5. ( 1 ) The Council consists of—
((/) at least five members. appointed by the Minister;
(12) a representati\’e of each province to be nomirrfited by the MEC concerned; and
(c) the chairpersons of each of—
(i) the Council of the South African Heritage Resources Agency;
(ii) the National Archives Commission:
(iii) the Heraldry Council:
(iv) the Board of the National Library:
(v) the Council of the Northern Flagship Institution;
(vi) the Council of the Southern Flagship Institution,
andor any other body or institution the h4inister considers relevant.
(2) Members of the Council referred to in subsection ( 1 )(a) must be appointed by the
Minister in the prescribed manner, and the regulations prescribing the manner of
appointment must apply the principles of transparency and representivity and must take
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into account special competence, experience and interest in the field of heritage.
(3) Members of the Council referred to in subsection (1 )(b) must be nominated by the
MEC concerned in the prescribed manner. and the regulations prescribin& the manner of
nomination must apply the principles of transparency and must take into account special
competence, experience and interest in the field of heritage.
Term of Ofice
6. (1) Members of the Council othet- than those referred to in section 5(1 )(c) are
appointed for a period of three years, and may be re-appointed for a further period of
three years.
(~) If a member dies, or otherwise vacates his or her office, the Minister must appoint
another person in the manner in which that person was appointed to fill that vacancy for
the remaining portion of the term of ofiice of that member.
(3) The members of the Council shall, as the occasion arises, elect—
(a) a chairperson from among the members who are appointed in terms of section
5(1 )((/); and
(l)) a vice-chairperson from among all the members.
(4) If the chairperson is absent from a meeting of the Council, the vice-chai~erson
shall preside at that meeting. and if both the chairperson and the vice-chairperson are
absent from a meeting of the Council. the members present shall elect one of their
members to preside at that meeting.
(5) The Minister may terminate a person’s membership of the Council—
(a) if that member has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the
Council without sufficient reasons; or
(1~) on the recommendation of the Council, for reasons of incompetence,
misconduct or incapacity.
(6) A member of the Council shall not hold ofice in any political party or political
organisation.
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