Government Gazette 29 December 2004 10 No.3361 NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT, 2004 Act No. 27, 2004 Vacation of office 8. (1) (a) resigns his or her office by giving notice in writing signed by him or her to the Minister; (b) has been absent from three consecutive leave of the Council; or (c) is removed from office under subsection (2). An appointed member ceases to hold office ifhe or she - meetings of the Council without (2) The Minister may at any time, by notice in writing, remove an appointed member from office if the Minister is satisfied, after having given the member an opportunity to be heard, that the member ­ (a) is incapable of perfonning the duties of a member; or (b) is guilty of neglect of duty or misconduct. Filling of casual vacancies 9. If the office of an appointed member becomes vacant, the Minister may appoint another person as member of the Council to fill the casual vacancy. Alternate members 10. (1) the Council. The Minister may appoint an alternate member for each member of (2) An alternate member may act in the place of the member for whom he or she is the alternate member if ­ (a) the member is absent or unable to perfonn the duties of his or her office; (b) the member and the alternate member agree that the alternate member is to act in the member's place; or (c) the member's position is vacant. (3) An alternate member must not act for longer than 6 months in a member's vacant position. (4) An alternate member has all the functions of the member when acting in the place of that member. Meetings of the Council 11. (1) The first meeting of the Council must be held at a place and time detennined by the Minister and any meeting of the Council thereafter must be held at a place and time detennined by the Council. (2) The Council must meet at least three times in every calender year. (3) The Chairperson of the Council (a) must convene the next meeting of the Council if for any reason a meeting detennined by the Council cannot take place; and ­