(d) to monitor the environment and trends in the utilisation of natural resources and the impact of such utilisation on the environment or any segment thereof; and (e) to co-ordinate the promotion of public awareness and education on environmental management; and (f) to impose penalties in terms of this Act on any persons who cause harm to the environment; and (g) to ensure that persons or institutions that are responsible for causing environmental harm will meet the cost of remedying that harm; and the Minister, in consultation with the Board and responsible Ministers, shall have such powers as are necessary to carry out this duty. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister shall have the following functions in addition to the other functions assigned to him in terms of this Act⎯ (a) to formulate and cause to be implemented policies for environment management; and (b) to recommend to Government which international and regional conventions on the environment Zimbabwe should become a party to and to secure the incorporation of such conventions into domestic law. 6 Delegation of powers by the Minister The Minister may delegate to the Agency or the Council such of his functions under this Act as he thinks fit. PART III NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL 7 Establishment of a National Environment Council (1) There is hereby established a council to be known as the National Environmental Council which shall consists of— (a) the Secretaries5 in the Ministries for the time being responsible for the matters specified in the Second Schedule; (b) two representatives of universities to be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the relevant universities; (c) two representatives of specialised research institutions to be appointed by the Minister after consultations with such institutions; (d) three representatives of the business community, to be appointed by the Minister after consultations with business organisations; (e) two representatives of local non-governmental organisations active in the environmental field to be appointed by the Minister after consultation with relevant organisations; (f) the Director General, who shall be the secretary to the Council; and (g) such other members as may, from time to time, be co-opted by the Council with the approval of the Minister. 5 "Permanent Secretaries" deleted and "Secretaries" substituted by Act 6./2005. 13