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(d) in section 9 ("Appeals") (1) and (2) by the deletion of "High Court" and the
substitution of ""Electoral Court";
(e) in section ("Regulations")—
(i) in subsections (1) and (2)(d) by the deletion of "Minister" and the
substitution of "Commission";
(ii) in subsection (1) by the deletion of "his" wherever it occurs and the
substitution of "its";
(iii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2)—
"(3) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) shall not have effect
until they have been approved by the Minister and published in the Gazette.",
FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 3(3))
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Terms of office and conditions of service of Commissioners
1.(1) Subject to this Schedule, a Commissioner shall hold office for five years.
(2) A Commissioner shall continue in office after the expiry of his or her term until he or
she has been re-appointed or his or her successor has been appointed:
Provided that a Commissioner shall not hold office in terms of this subparagraph for
longer than six months.
(3) Subject to paragraph 8, a Commissioner shall hold office on such terms and
conditions as the President may fix in relation to Commissioners generally.
(4) A retiring Commissioner is eligible for re-appointment as a Commissioner:
Provided that no Commissioner may be re-appointed for a third term in office.
Disqualifications for appointment as Commissioner
2.(1) No person shall be appointed as a Commissioner and no person shall be qualified to
hold office as a Commissioner who—
(a) is not a citizen of Zimbabwe; or
(b) has a financial interest in any business connected with the provision of services to
the Commission, or is engaged in any activity connected with any such service, or is
married or connected to or associated with a person who has such an interest or is
engaged in such an activity, unless the President is satisfied that the interest or
activity will not interfere with the person’s impartial discharge of his or her duties as
a Commissioner; or
(c) 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 or her
creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or
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