Act No. 110, 1983
Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983
Provided that the provisions of section 54 (e) shall not apply with reference to the qualification of a person to be designated or appointed as a member of the President’s Council or to be such a member.
(2) A member of the President’s Council shall hold office until the next ensuing dissolution of that Council in terms of section 77, but shall be eligible for redesignation or reappointment.
(3) A member of the President’s Council shall vacate his office―
(4) A member of the President’s Council may resign as such member by lodging his resignation in writing with the State President, who shall, in the case of a member designated by a House, forthwith notify the Chairman of the House in question of the resignation.
(5) The designation or redesignation of a person as a member of the President’s Council by a House during the period in which a member’s designation may be withdrawn under subsection (3) (d) (i) of this section, shall take effect on the day on which the then existing President’s Council dissolves in terms of section 77, and shall be a designation as a member of the President’s Council constituted on or after that day.
72. (1) The President’s Council shall elect a Chairman from among its members at its first meeting after its constitution, at which a person designated by the State President shall preside until a Chairman is elected.
(2) The Chairman of the President’s Council shall hold office until the dissolution of that Council in terms of section 77 unless he―
(3) The President’s Council shall at its first meeting elect one of its members as Deputy Chairman, who shall act in the stead of the Chairman when the Chairman is unable to perform the functions of his office.