No. 4/2016 MANICALAND STATE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES 10 Cap. 25:31 Council (1) Subject to this Act and any general directions as to policy given by the Minister, the government and executive authority of the University shall be vested in the Council which shall consist of— (a) the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice Chancellors, who shall be ex officio members; and (b) the Permanent Secretary for Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development; and (c) sixteen persons appointed by the Minister, including— (i) one person who shall be a legal practitioner; (ii) one person who shall be a registered medical practitioner; (iii) one person who shall be a qualified engineer; (iv) one person who shall be a chartered accountant; and (d) nine persons who are members of the academic and technical staff and who are appointed by the Senate, from amongst their number; and (e) the President of the Students ’ Executive Council, who shall be an ex officio member; and (f) one person who is a distinguished academic appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Senate; and (g) one woman appointed by the Minister in consultation with interested women’s organisations to represent women’s interests; and (h) one person approved by the Vice-Chancellor and elected by the non-Senate members of the academic staff from amongst their number; and (i) one person approved by the Vice-Chancellor and elected by the administrative staff from amongst their number; and (j) one person approved by the Vice-Chancellor and elected by the workers ’ committee of the University; and (k) one person appointed by the Minister to represent the interests of workers in Zimbabwe, in consultation with the relevant Minister to whom the administration of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] has been assigned; and (l) one person appointed by the Minister from a list of names submitted by such organisations representing teachers and additionally, or alternatively, lecturers, as the Minister recognises for the purposes of this paragraph; and (m) two persons appointed by the Minister from the list of names submitted by business organisations upon the request of the Minister after consultation with the Minister responsible for commerce, industry and trade recognises as its successor for the purposes of this paragraph; and (n) one person appointed by the Minister from a list of names submitted by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries or, if that organisation ceases to exist, by such organisation as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for industry, recognises as its successor for the purposes of this paragraph; and (o) one person appointed by the Minister from a list of names submitted by the Council of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers established in terns of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (Private) Act [Chapter 27:16] or if that organisation ceases to exist, by such other organisation as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for public construction, recognises as its successor for the purposes of this paragraph; and (p) one person appointed by the Minister from a list of names submitted by the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe incorporated in terms of the Chamber 138