ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (r) to make loans to any employee of the Commission— (i) not exceeding six months’ salary or wages payable to him or her, for any purpose; (ii) with the approval of the Minister, for the purpose of purchasing vehicles, tools or other equipment used by him or her in carrying out his duties; on such security as the Commission considers adequate; (s) to do anything for the purpose of improving the skill, knowledge or usefulness of its employees, and in that connection to provide or assist other persons in providing facilities for training, education and research and to pay for the aforesaid, where necessary; (t) to provide such services as the Commission considers could properly be provided by the Commission; (u) with the approval of the Minister, to provide financial assistance to any person, association, organisation or institution whose activities are such as to be, in the opinion of the Commission, of benefit to the Commission; (v) generally, to do all such things as may be necessary, conducive or incidental to the exercise of the powers and the performance of the functions of the Commission under this Act or any other enactment. PART II TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS Disqualifications for appointment as Commissioner 2. … [Paragraph repealed by s. 46 of Act No. 6 of 2014] Vacation of office by Commissioner 3. A Commissioner shall vacate his or her office and his or her office shall become vacant— (a) three months after the date upon which he or she gives notice in writing to the President of his or her intention to resign, or on the expiry of such other period of notice as he or she and the President may agree; or (b) … [Subparagraph repealed by s. 46 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (c) if he or she becomes disqualified in terms of paragraph 2(1)(a), (b) or (c), or in terms of subparagraph (2) of that paragraph, to hold office as a Commissioner; or (d) … [Subparagraph repealed by s. 46 of Act No. 6 of 2014] Terms and conditions of office of Commissioners 4. Subject to the Constitution, Commissioners shall hold office on such terms and conditions as the President may fix for Commissioners generally. [Paragraph substituted by s. 46 of Act No. 6 of 2014] Filling of vacancies on Commission 5. On the death of, or vacation of office by, a Commissioner, the President and the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders shall take the steps required by the Constitution to fill the vacancy as soon as possible. [Paragraph substituted by s. 46 of Act No. 6 of 2014] Deputy Chairperson of Commission 6.(1) The President shall designate one of the Commissioners as Deputy Chairperson of the Commission. 150