Cap. 20:29
LAND CoMMISSION
No.12/2017
FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 3(2))
PROVISIONS RELATING TO CoMMISSION
Chairperson and deputy chairperson of Commission
1. (1) The chaitperson and deputy chairperson of the Commission shall hold office
as such for so long as they remain members, unless they earlier resign their offices.
(2) The deputy chairperson of the Commission shall perform the chaitperson's
functions whenever the chairperson is unable to petform them or the office of chaitperson
is vacant.
Terms of office and conditions ofservice ofmembers
2. (1) Subject to the Constitution, a member shall, subject to tltis Part, hold
office for such period, not exceeding five years, as the President may fix on his or her
appointment.
(2) A member shall hold office on such conditions as the President may in his
or her case fix.
(3) A retiring member shall be eligible for re-appointment for one more
consecutive term.
Disqualification for appointment as member
3. (1) In this paragraph-
"statutory body" means(a) any commission established by the Constitution; or
(b) any body corporate established directly by or under an Act for
special purposes specified in that Act, the membership of which
consists wholly or mainly of persons appointed by the President, a
Vice-President, a Minister or any statutory body or by a commission
established by the Constitution.
(2) The President shall not appoint a person as a member and no person shall
be qualified to hold office as a member who(a) has in terms of a law in force in any country(i) been adjudged or otherwise declared insolvent or bankrupt and has
not been rehabilitated or discharged; or
(ii) made an assignment to or arrangement or composition with his or
her creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside;
(b)
or
has within the period of five years immediately preceding the date of his
or her proposed appointment, been convicted(i) within Zimbabwe of a crintinal offence; or
(ii) outside Zimbabwe of an offence by whatever name called which, if
conunitted within Zimbabwe, would have been a crintinal offence;
and sentenced by a court to imprisonment for a term of six months or
more, without the option of a fine, whether or not such sentence has been
suspended, and has not received a free pardon.
(3) Any person who is(a) a Senator or member of the National Assembly; or
(b) a member of two or more statutory bodies; or
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