ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (SHOWING AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT 5/2003) (a) a member of Parliament; or (b) a member of two or more other statutory bodies; shall not be appointed as a member of the Commission, nor shall he be qualified to hold office as a member. (3) For the purposes of subparagraph (b) of subparagraph (2) 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. Vacation of office by member 3. A member shall vacate his office and his office shall become vacant— (a) three months after the date upon which he gives notice in writing to the Minister of his intention to resign, or on the expiry of such other period of notice as he and the Minister may agree; or (b) on the date he begins to serve a sentence of imprisonment 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 constitute an offence; or (c) if he becomes disqualified in terms of subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2, or in terms of subparagraph (2) of that paragraph, to hold office as a member; or (d) if he is required in terms of paragraph 4 to vacate his office. Dismissal or suspension of members of Commission75 4.(1) For the purposes of subparagraphs (5) and (6) there shall be a committee, hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "the Independent Disciplinary Committee", consisting of— (a) a person, not being a member of the Commission, appointed by the Minister from a list of three registered legal practitioners recommended by the Attorney-General, who shall be the chairperson of the Committee; and (b) a member of the Commission chosen by the Minister from a panel of three members of the Commission nominated by the Commission; and (c) a person chosen by the Minister from a list of not less than three names submitted by the portfolio committee of Parliament responsible for the media, who shall not be members of Parliament. (2) The Independent Disciplinary Committee shall reach its decisions by consensus or, failing consensus, by a vote of the majority of its members. (3) A member of the Commission shall vacate his or her office if the member— 75 Paragraph substituted by s. 4 of Act 21/2004. 48