Castle Management Act, 1993 (Act No. 207 of 1993)7. Persons disqualified from being members of Board |
No person shall be appointed or remain a member of the Board if such person—
| (a) | is not a citizen of, and not permanently resident in, the Republic; |
| (b) | except in the case of a member mentioned in section 4(1)(b) or (f) acting in his or her respective official capacity, has, whether personally or through his or her association with any other person, a direct or indirect financial interest in the renovation, upkeep or running of the Castle or in any museum, display, exhibition, business, enterprise or function in or in connection with the Castle; |
| (c) | is an unrehabilitated insolvent or is under any form of judicial administration; |
| (d) | is subject to an order of a competent court declaring such person to be mentally ill or disordered; |
| (e) | has been convicted, whether in the Republic or elsewhere, of any offence involving dishonesty or for which such person has been sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, irrespective of whether such sentence has been fully or partly suspended; |
| (f) | [Deleted by Schedule 2 (Section 1(2)) of the Defence Laws Repealed and Amendment Act, 2015, GG39521, dated 15 December 2015 per Commencement Notice 6459, GG53090, dated 30 July 2025]; |
| (g) | at the relevant time is, or during the preceding six months has been, an office-bearer or employee of any party, movement, organization or body of a political nature; or |
| (h) | has in terms of any law been nominated as a candidate for election as a member of any legislative body or has under any law been appointed or designated as such member. |