Cap. 25:27 Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act No. 1/2006 6. Meetings and procedure of Council. 7. Committees of Council. 8. Remuneration and allowances of members of Council and committees. 9. Disclosure of interests by members of Council and committees. 10. Minutes of proceedings of Council and committees. 11. Validity of decision and acts of Council and committees. Disqualifications for appointment as member 1.(1) Subject to this Act, a person shall not be qualified for appointment as a member if(a) he or she 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been rehabilitated therefrom; or (ii) made an assignment to or composition with his or her creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or (b) he or she has been convicted in Zimbabwe or in any other country of any offence involving dishonesty or any other offence for which a term of imprisonment without the option of a fine, whether or not any portion of that sentence has been suspended, has been imposed; or (c) he or she is a member of Parliament. (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a member, nor shall he or she hold office as a member, if he or she is a member of two or more other statutory bodies. (3) For the purposes of subparagraph (2)(a) 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; (b) "statutory body" means(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, Vice-President, a Minister or any other statutory body or by a Commission established by the Constitution. Terms and conditions of office of members 2. (1) An appointed member of the Council 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 an appointed member of the Council has been appointed, he or she shall continue to hold office until he or she has bee re-appointed or his or her successor has been appointed: Provided that a member shall not continue to hold office in terms of this subsection for more than six months. - 17 -