12 persons appointed by the President, a Vice-President, a Minister or any other statutory body or by a Commission established by the Constitution. Vacation of office by members 3.(1) A member shall vacate his or her office and the member’s office shall become vacant⎯ (a) one month after the date he or she gives notice in writing to the Minister of his or her intention to resign his or her office or after the expiry of such other period of notice as the member and the Minister may agree; or (b) on the date he or she begins to serve a sentence of imprisonment, whether or not any portion has been suspended, imposed without the option of a fine⎯ (i) in Zimbabwe, in respect of an offence; or (ii) outside Zimbabwe, in respect of conduct which, if committed in Zimbabwe, would have constituted an offence; or (c) if he or she becomes disqualified in terms of subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph 2 to hold office as a member; or (d) if he or she is required in terms of subparagraph (2) or (3) to vacate his or her office as a member. (2) The Minister may require a member of the Board to vacate his or her office if the member— (a) has been guilty of conduct which renders him or her unsuitable to continue to hold office as a member; or (b) has failed to comply with any condition of his or her office fixed in terms of paragraph 1; or (c) is mentally or physically incapable of efficiently executing his or her functions as a member; or (d) has ceased to possess any qualification by reason of which he or she was appointed; or (e) contravenes paragraph 9; or (f) the member, or his or her spouse engages in any occupation, service or employment, or holds any asset, which in the Minister’s opinion is inconsistent with the duties of a member. (3) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Board, may require a member to vacate his or her office if the Minister is satisfied that the member has been absent without the consent of the chairperson of the Board from two consecutive meetings, of which the member has been given at least seven days' notice, and that there was no just cause for the member’s absence. Dismissal of Board 4.(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that⎯ (a) the Board has contravened this Act or any other law and has failed to rectify the contravention within a reasonable time after being required to do so by the Minister; or (b) the Board has failed to comply with a direction in terms of section seventeen; or