(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composition has not been rescinded or set aside; or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
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