(iv) pollution; (v) waste management; (vi) soil science; (vii) hazardous substances; (viii) water; (ix) sanitation; (b) one shall be a legal practitioner registered in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27:07]; and (c) one shall be the secretary for the Ministry responsible for environment; (3) Whenever a vacancy on the Board is to be filled, the Minister shall⎯ (a) call upon any organisation which, in his opinion, has the expertise that should be represented on the Board to submit to him a list of names of persons suitable for appointment to the Board; and (b) refer to the President any list submitted to him in response to a request made in terms of paragraph (a); and the President shall give due consideration to any such list when appointing a person to fill the vacancy. 13 Disqualifications for membership of Board (1) A person shall not be appointed as a member of the Board, and no person shall be qualified to hold office as a member if— (a) he is neither a citizen of Zimbabwe nor ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe; or (b) he has been adjudged or otherwise declared insolvent or bankrupt in terms of a law in force in any country, and has not been rehabilitated or discharged; or (c) he has made an assignment to or arrangement or composition with his creditors in terms of a law in force in any country, and the assignment, arrangement or composition has not been rescinded or set aside; or (d) he has been sentenced— (i) in Zimbabwe, in respect of an offence; or (ii) outside Zimbabwe, in respect of conduct which, if committed in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; to a term of imprisonment of not less than six months imposed without the option of a fine, whether or not any portion has been suspended, and has not received a free pardon; or (e) he has been convicted— (i) in Zimbabwe of an offence involving dishonesty; or (ii) outside Zimbabwe, in respect of any conduct which, if committed in Zimbabwe, would have constituted an offence involving dishonesty; and sentenced to a fine of any amount or to a term of imprisonment of any duration, whether or not any part of the sentence has been suspended. (2) A person who is— (a) a member of Parliament; or 17

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