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Government Gazette 25 August 2016
Act No. 8, 2016
6105
BUSINESS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AUTHORITY ACT, 2016
(3)
A person appointed as a member of the Board under paragraph (b) of
subsection (2) is regarded as having been properly nominated for appointment as a
member of the Board under paragraph (b) of subsection (1).
(4)
The Minister must appoint a chairperson and a deputy chairperson of
the Board from among the members of the Board.
(5)
The Chief Executive Officer is an ex officio member with no voting
right.
(6)
The Minister must, as soon as possible after appointing the members of
the Board in terms of subsection (1), make known in the Gazette (a)
the name of every person appointed as a member of the Board;
(b)
the period for which the appointment is made; and
(c)
the date from which the appointment takes effect.
Disqualifications for appointment as member
9.
A person is disqualified from appointment as a member, if the person -
(a)
is not a Namibian citizen or permanent resident in Namibia;
(b)
is an unrehabilitated insolvent;
(c)
during a period of 10 years preceding the date of the proposed
appointment as a member, has been convicted of any offence and
sentenced to a period of imprisonment without the option of a fine;
(d)
has been removed from an office of trust as a result of improper conduct;
(e)
has been declared mentally ill by a competent court under any law; or
(f)
is a member of National Assembly, National Council, local authority
council or regional council.
Term of office of members
10.
A member holds office for a term of three years and is eligible for reappointment at the expiration of that term, except for the Chief Executive Officer who
is an ex officio member.
Vacation of office by members
11.
(1)
A member vacates office, if he or she -
(a)
becomes subject to any of the disqualifications referred to in section 9;
(b)
resigns from his or her office, after giving the Minister 30 days written
notice of his or her intention to resign;