Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act No. 25 of 2004)Chapter 2 : Auditor-GeneralPart 2: Appointment and conditions of employment8. Vacation of office |
| (1) | A person appointed as Auditor-General ceases to be the Auditor-General— |
| (a) | when that person’s term of office expires; or |
| (b) | if that person— |
| (i) | resigns, subject to subsection (2); or |
| (ii) | is removed from office in terms of section 194 of the Constitution. |
| (2) | A person appointed as Auditor-General may resign— |
| (a) | on account of ill health or for any other reason which the President considers sufficient; and |
| (b) | by giving at least three month’s written notice to the President, but the President may accept a shorter period. |