AGRICULTURAL LAND SETTLEMENT ACT [CHAPTER 20:01] (as amended) 4 Chairman and deputy chairman of Board (1) At their first meeting, and thereafter whenever it is necessary to do so, the members shall appoint one of their number to be chairman and another to be deputy chairman of the Board. (2) The chairman and deputy chairman of the Board shall hold office as such for so long as they remain members, unless they earlier resign their offices as such or the Board resolves to appoint another person in their stead. (3) The deputy chairman of the Board shall perform the chairman’s functions whenever the chairman is unable to perform them or the office of chairman is vacant. 5 Terms of office and conditions of service of members (1) A member shall, subject to this Part, hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as the Minister may fix on his appointment. (2) Subject to section six H, a member shall hold office on such conditions as the Minister may in his case fix. (3) A retiring member shall be eligible for re-appointment. 6 Disqualification for appointment as member (1) In this section— “statutory body” means— (a) any commission established by the Constitution; or (b) any body corporate established directly by or under an Act for special purposes specified in that Act, the membership of which consists wholly or mainly of persons appointed by the President, a Vice-President, a Minister or any statutory body or by a commission established by the Constitution. (2) The Minister shall not appoint a person as a member and no person shall be qualified to hold office as a member who— (a) has in terms of a law in force in any country⎯ (i) been adjudged or otherwise declared insolvent or bankrupt and has not been rehabilitated or discharged; or (ii) made an assignment to or arrangement or composition with his creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or (b) has within the period of five years immediately preceding the date of his proposed appointment, been convicted— (i) within Zimbabwe of a criminal offence; or (ii) outside Zimbabwe of an offence by whatever name called which, if committed within Zimbabwe, would have been a criminal offence; and sentenced by a court to imprisonment for a term of six months or more, without the option of a fine, whether or not such sentence has been suspended, and has not received a free pardon. (3) A person who is— (a) a member of Parliament; or (b) a member of two or more other statutory bodies; shall not be appointed as a member, nor shall he be qualified to hold office as a member. (4) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (3), a person who is appointed to a council, board or other authority which is a statutory body or which is responsible for the administration of the affairs of a statutory body shall be regarded as a member of that statutory body. 4 Reissue