AGRICULTURAL LAND SETTLEMENT ACT [CHAPTER 20:01] (as amended) 31 Composition of Appeal Board (1) Subject to subsection (2), the President of the Appeal Board shall be appointed by the Minister responsible for justice and shall— (a) hold office on such terms and conditions as the Minister responsible for justice may fix; (b) be entitled to such remuneration and allowances, if any, as the Minister responsible for justice, after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, may fix. (2) The President of the Appeal Board shall be a person who— (a) is a former judge of the High Court; or (b) is a president or former president of the Administrative Court; or (c) is qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Zimbabwe and who has practised in Zimbabwe as a legal practitioner, whether privately or in the employment of the State, for a period of not less than ten years; or (d) has been a magistrate in Zimbabwe for not less than ten years. (3) For the purposes of determining any appeal made to the Appeal Board the President of the Appeal Board shall select two assessors from a panel of names submitted by the Minister responsible for justice after consultation with the Minister. (4) An assessor who is not in the full-time employment of the State shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister responsible for justice, after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, may fix. 32 Powers of Appeal Board The Appeal Board may, upon any appeal being made to it— (a) in terms of section twenty-six, grant such extension or extensions from time to time, as it deems fit; (b) in terms of section twenty-seven— (i) confirm or quash the order appealed against; or (ii) recommend to the Minister whose order has been appealed against that he amends the order to such extent or in such manner as may be indicated by the Appeal Board: Provided that before making any recommendation in terms of this paragraph the Appeal Board shall afford the Minister and the appellant concerned and, where he is not the appellant, the owner or lessee, as the case may be, of the farm concerned a reasonable opportunity of making representations to the Appeal Board relating to the recommendation. 33 Minister to comply with recommendations The Minister shall comply with any recommendation made by the Appeal Board in terms of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of section thirty-two and shall amend the order concerned accordingly. 34 Finality of decision of Appeal Board The decision of the Appeal Board upon an appeal and an order made by the Minister in terms of section thirty-three shall be final, subject to section twenty-five. 35 Regulations relating to Appeal Board (1) The Minister responsible for justice may, after consultation with the Minister, make regulations providing for all matters which in his opinion are necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to this Part. (2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— March 2004 15