Cap.9:25 TRAFFICKING JN PERSONS No.4/2014 (2) The Minister may require a member of the Conunittee to vacate his or her office if the member(a) has been guilty of conduct which renders him or her unsuitable to continue to hold office as a member; or (b) has failed to comply with any condition of his or her office fixed in terms of paragraph 1; or is mentally or physically incapable of efficiently executing his or her functions as a member; or the member has ceased to possess any qualification by reason of which he or she was appointed; or the member contravenes paragraph 9; or (c) (d) (e) the member, or his or her sponse engages in any occupation, service or employment, or holds any asset, which in the Minister's opinion is inconsistent with the duties of a member. (3) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Committee, may require a member of the Committee to vacate his or her office if the Minister is satisfied that the member has been absent without the consent of the chairperson of the Committee from two consecutive meetings, of which the member has been given at least seven days notice, and that there was no just cause for the member's absence. Filling of vacancies on Committees 4. (l) Subject to tllis Part, within three months after an appointed member's death or his or her vacation of office in tenllS of paragraph 3, the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. (2) Within one month after dismissing all the appointed members in terms of paragraph 4, the Minister shall, subject to this Part, appoint persons to fill the vacancies. Meetings and procedure of Committee 5. (1) Subject to this Act, the Committee shall meet for the dispatch of business and adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings a11d procedures as it tllinks fit. (2) The chairperson may himself or herself at any time and shall, at the request in writing of not fewer than two members, convene a special meeting of the Corruniltee which meeting shall be convened for a date not sooner than seven days or later than thirty days after receipt of such request. (3) TI1e chairperson or, in his or her absence, the vice-chairperson, shall preside at meetings for the Comnlittee. (4) A majority of members shall formaquorumatany meeting of the Committee. (5) All acts, matters or things authorised orrequired to be done by the Committee may be decided by a majority vote at a meeting of the Conunittee at which a quorum is present. (6) Subject to paragraph 9, at all meetings of the Conunittee each member present shall have one vote on each question before the Committee: Provided that(a) in the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson or person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vole; (b) no member shall take part in the consideration of, or vote ou, any question before the Committee which relates to his or her relevant vacation of office as a member. (7) Any proposal circulated among all members of the Conunittee and agreed to by a majority of them shall have the same effect as a resolution passed at a duly constituted meeting of the Committee and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Committee: 61 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.