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Amendment of section 7 of Act 67 of 2001
29. Section 7 of the Academy of Science of South Africa Act, 2001, is hereby
amended—
(a) by the deletion in subsection (2) of paragraph (b);
(b) by the substitution for paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of the following
paragraph:
‘‘(f) has been found guilty of misconduct after a formal hearing for
conduct which may bring the Academy into disrepute [, but a
member may not vacate office until the next annual general
meeting at which the vacation of office must appear on the
agenda], and such finding has been confirmed at the annual general
meeting.’’;
(c) by the deletion of paragraph (g) of subsection (2);
(d) by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsection:
‘‘(2A) The Council must be reconstituted every four years, and a
member of the Council may not serve for more than two consecutive
terms.’’;
(e) by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection:
‘‘(3) Any member of the Council wishing to resign his or her
membership must tender his or her resignation in writing to the
[president] chairperson of the Council.’’;
(f) by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection:
‘‘(4) Membership [lapses] of the Council terminates if subscription
fees, as prescribed, have not been paid within [three months after they
become due] the prescribed period.’’; and
(g) by the insertion after subsection (5) of the following subsection:
‘‘(5A) For the sake of continuity, at least one third of the Council must
at all times consist of re-appointed members.’’.
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Amendment of section 8 of Act 67 of 2001
30. Section 8 of the Academy of Science of South Africa Act, 2001, is hereby 30
amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
‘‘(2) A committee referred to in subsection (1) consists of such number of
members of the Academy and employees of the Academy, if any, and other persons
as the Council may deem necessary, and the Council may at any time dissolve or
reconstitute a committee.’’.
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Repeal of section 9 of Act 67 of 2001
31. Section 9 of the Academy of Science of South Africa Act, 2001, is hereby
repealed.
Amendment of section 10 of Act 67 of 2001
32. Section 10 of the Academy of Science of South Africa Act, 2001, is hereby 40
amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraph:
‘‘(b) The [Council] Academy must out of its own funds pay to its employees
such remuneration, allowances, subsidies and other benefits as the Council may
determine.’’.
Amendment of section 11 of Act 67 of 2001
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33. Section 11 of the Academy of Science of South Africa Act, 2001, is hereby
amended—
(a) by the substitution for paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of the following
paragraphs, respectively:
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‘‘(c) interest on investments; [and]