Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act updated May 2011 Disqualification 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 not is a citizen of Zimbabwe ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe; or (b) 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rehabilitated or discharged; or (ii) made an assignment or composition with his or her creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or (c) within the period of five years immediately preceding his or her proposed appointment, he or she has been sentenced in any country by a competent court to a term of imprisonment imposed without the option of a fine, whether or not any portion thereof has been suspended, and has not received a free pardon; or (d) he or she is a member of Parliament; or (e) he or she is absent without leave from three consecutive meetings of the Board. (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 board, commission 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) A member, other than one referred to in section 7(1)(a) or (g), 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 has been appointed, he or she shall continue to hold office until he or she has been 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. (3) A person who ceases to be a member shall be eligible for re-appointment. (4) Members shall hold office on such conditions as the Minister may fix. - 16 -