Public Television Act Article 18

The PTS Foundation shall request that the premier remove a director from office when any of the following situations are applicable to that particular director:1. Any situation as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 through 7 of Article 142. Where a director has resigned3. Where a director has been sentenced to imprisonment with possibility of parole (save where a sentence is suspended or in cases of negligence).4. Where regulations or the organization’s charter have been violated during the execution of the director’s duty such that the public interest or the rights and interests of the PTS Foundation have suffered5. Where the director representing employees has lost the standing of a member of the PTS enterprise union6. The director's conduct is determined through a board resolution to have violated the duties of a director or acted in such a way that is improper for a director.Where the PTS Foundation fails to request a dismissal in accordance with the above, the competent authority shall require that it act within a prescribed time. Where the PTS Foundation fails to do so within the prescribed time, the competent authority shall request the premier to order a dismissal.Where the circumstances of Subparagraph 8 or 9 of Article 14 apply, this shall result in automatic dismissal.Where a director is dismissed or leaves office, pursuant to the preceding three paragraphs, the central competent authority shall inform the local district court to register the fact.