Cap. 25:27 Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act No. 1/2006 (3) A person who ceases to be a member of the Council shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) Members of the Council shall hold office on such conditions as the Minister may fix. Vacation of office by appointed members 3.(1) An appointed member of the Council shall vacate his or her office and his or her 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 he or she 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 paragraph 1(1)(a), (b) or (c) or (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 an appointed member of the Council 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 2; or (c) has ceased to possess any qualification by reason of which he or she was appointed; or (d) is mentally or physically incapable of efficiently performing his or her duties as a member. (3) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Council, may require an appointed member of the Council 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 Council from three consecutive meetings of the Council, of which he or she has been given at least seven days' notice, and that there was no just cause for the member's absence. Suspension of appointed members of Council 4. The Minister may suspend from office an appointed member of the Council against whom criminal proceedings are instituted for an offence involving dishonesty and, whilst that member is so suspended, he or she shall not carry out any duties or be entitled to any remuneration or allowances as a member. - 18 -