(4) A member of the Council or Appeal Tribunal shall vacate his or her office when any of
the circumstances referred to in section 7 become applicable in respect of him or her, and the
Ministerissues him or her with a certificate to that effect.
[S. 9 substituted by s. 4 of Act No. 34 of 1999 and by s. 10 of Act No. 3 of 2009.]
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s 9 of Act 65 of 1996 prior to amendment by Act 34 of 1999
s 9 of Act 65 of 1996 prior to amendment by Act 3 of 2009
9A. Composition, functions and management of Board.—(1) The Board shall consist of
the chief executive officer and such number of officers as determined by the Council.
(2) The functions of the Board shall be to—
(a)
(b)
(c)
appoint classification committees to examine and determine, in accordance with
any classification guidelines issued by the Council, the classification of any film,
game or publication submitted to the Board under this Act;
determine an application made in terms of section 22 or 23 for an exemption in
respect of any film, game or publication; and
determine an application made under section 18 (1) for registration as a distributor
or exhibitor of films, games or publications.
(3) The chief executive officer shall be responsible for all matters relating to the
administration and management of the Board, including—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the appointment of administrative staff;
the appointment of compliance officers;
the submission to the Council of the quarterly reports contemplated in section
4A (1) ( f ); and
the submission of the annual report and financial statements contemplated in
section 55 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999).
(4) The chief executive officer may delegate any power conferred on him or her.
[S. 9A inserted by s. 11 of Act No. 3 of 2009.]
10. Classification committees.—(1) The Board shall appoint classification committees as
may be prescribed.
[Sub-s. (1) substituted by s. 12 of Act No. 3 of 2009.]
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(2) Decisions of a classification committee shall be taken by a majority of votes: Provided
that where there is an equality of votes the Board shall appoint an additional member to such
committee so as to enable the committee to come to a majority decision.
[Sub-s. (2) substituted by s. 12 of Act No. 3 of 2009.]
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(3) A decision of a classification committee shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to
be a decision of the Board.
(Date of commencement of s. 10: 16 January, 1998.)
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