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(i) any commission established by the Constitution; or
(ii) 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.
Terms and conditions of office of members
3.(1) A member shall hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as the
Minister may fix at the time of his or her appointment.
(2) On the expiry of the period for which a member was been appointed, the member
shall continue to hold office until he or she has been re-appointed or the member’s successor
has been appointed:
Provided that a member shall not continue to hold office in terms of this subsection for
more than six months.
(3) A person who ceases to be a member shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that no person may be re-appointed for a fifth term in office.
(4) Members shall hold office on such terms and conditions as the Minister may fix.
Vacation of office by members
4.(1) A member shall vacate office and the member’s office shall become vacant—
(a) one month after the date the member gives notice in writing to the Minister of his
or her intention to resign office or after the expiry of such other period of notice
as the member and the Minister may agree; or
(b) on the date the member begins to serve a sentence of imprisonment in Zimbabwe
or in any other country;
(c) if the member becomes disqualified in terms of paragraph (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 the member 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 to vacate his or her office if—
(a) the member has been guilty of conduct which renders the member unsuitable to
continue to hold office as a member; or
(b) the member has failed to comply with any condition of his or her office fixed in
terms of paragraph 3; or
(c) the member has ceased to possess any qualification by reason of which he or she
was appointed; or
(d) the member is mentally or physically incapable of efficiently performing his or
her duties as a member; or
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