NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE ACT as amended 2006 any of the things specified in the Schedule either absolutely or conditionally, and either solely or jointly with others. 16 Limitation of power of National Arts Council to provide financial assistance (1) Subject to subsection (2), the National Arts Council shall not— (a) make a grant-in-aid or provide any other form of financial assistance to a registered arts organization engaged in or concerned with the practice or teaching of any particular art or its presentation, performance, execution or exhibition to the public; or (b) incur any other expenditure in promoting the development and improvement of the knowledge, understanding or practice of any particular art; unless a committee to advise the Board on matters pertaining to that art has been established in terms of subsection (1) of section eleven and has recommended that the National Arts Council make the grant or incur that other expenditure. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the making of a grant-in-aid or the incurring of other expenditure by the National Arts Council which does not exceed in the aggregate in any one year an amount fixed by the Minister from time to time. PART IV DISTRICT ARTS COUNCILS AND PROVINCIAL ARTS COUNCILS 17 Establishment and constitution of District Arts Councils (1) There shall be a District Arts Council for each district, which shall be constituted in terms of subsection (2). (2) Each District Arts Council shall consist of— (a) two members appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Board, one of whom the Minister shall designate as the secretary of the District Arts Council; (b) three members appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Board to represent the business community in the district; and (c) such other members, not fewer than five and not more than nine as the Minister may determine, nominated by the registered arts organizations operating in the district and appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board: Provided that the Minister shall not appoint any member referred to in this paragraph unless there are at least three registered arts organizations operating in the district concerned. (3) The members of a District Arts Council shall elect one of their members as chairman. 18 Functions of District Arts Councils (1) The functions of a District Arts Council shall be— (a) to elect from among its members a representative to the Provincial Arts Council as soon as practicable after it is constituted in terms of section seventeen; (b) to advise the Board on matters relating to the activities of arts organizations operating in the district; (c) to encourage arts organizations operating in the district to register in terms of this Act; (d) to assist, advise and supervise registered arts organizations operating in the district; (e) to perform any other functions which may be conferred on it in terms of this Act or any other enactment. (2) Subject to this Act, each District Arts Council shall exercise its functions subject to the control and supervision of the Board. 19 Establishment and constitution of Provincial Arts Councils (1) There shall be a Provincial Arts Council for every province, which shall be constituted in terms of subsection (2). (2) Each Provincial Arts Council shall consist of one representative from each District Arts Council in the province, elected in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section eighteen. 20 Functions of Provincial Arts Councils (1) The functions of a Provincial Arts Council shall be— (a) to elect from among its members a representative to the Board as soon as practicable after the election of all the representatives of the District Arts Councils in the province in terms of subsection (2) of section nineteen; (b) to advise the Board on matters relating to the activities of arts organizations operating in the province; (c) to encourage arts organizations operating in the province to register in terms of this Act; (d) to assist, advise and supervise registered arts organizations operating in the province; and (e) to perform any other functions which may be conferred on it in terms of this Act or any other enactment. (2) Subject to this Act, each Provincial Arts Council shall exercise its functions subject to the control and supervision of the Board. 21 Conditions of membership and procedure of District Arts Councils and Provincial Arts Councils (1) Subsection (2) of section five, sections six, seven, eight, subsections (3) and (5) of section ten and sections thirteen and twenty-five shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to each District Arts Council and Provincial Arts Council. (2) Section nine shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to each Provincial Arts Council. (3) At any meeting of a District Arts Council or Provincial Arts Council, one half or such greater number of the members in office as the District Arts Council or Provincial Arts Council, as the case may be, may determine, shall form a quorum. PART V REGISTRATION 22 Registration of Arts organizations a condition for financial assistance etc. No arts organization shall— (a) receive financial assistance from the National Arts Council; or (b) participate in the activities of the National Arts Council; unless it is registered with the National Arts Council in terms of section twenty-three.