Cyber and Data Protection Act, 2021 (b) 3. Zimbabwe "statutory body" means— (i) any Commission established by the Constitution; or (ii) 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, Vice President, a Minister or a statutory body or by a Commission established by the Constitution. Vacation of office by member A member shall vacate his or her office and the member’s office shall become vacant— 4. (a) one month after the date upon which he or she gives notice in writing to the Minister of his or her intention to resign or on the expiry of such other period of notice as the member and the Minister may agree; or (b) on the date he or she begins to serve a sentence of imprisonment imposed in Zimbabwe without the option of a fine— in Zimbabwe, in respect of an offence; or (ii) outside Zimbabwe, in respect of conduct which if committed in Zimbabwe, would constitute an offence; or (c) if he or she becomes disqualified in terms of paragraph 2(1)(a), (b) or (c) to hold office as a member; or (d) if he or she is required in terms of paragraph 4 to vacate his or her office. Dismissal or suspension of members (1) 5. (i) The Minister may require a member to vacate his or her office if the member— (a) has been guilty of any conduct that renders him or her unsuitable as a member; or (b) has failed to comply with the conditions of his or her office fixed by the Minister in terms of paragraph 1(2); or (c) is mentally or physically incapable of efficiently carrying out his or her functions as a member. (2) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Committee, may require a member to vacate his or her office if the member has been absent without the permission of the Committee from two consecutive meetings of the Committee of which he or she was given at least seven days’ notice and there was no just cause for the member’s absence. (3) The Minister may suspend a member— (a) whom he or she suspects on reasonable grounds of having been guilty of conduct referred to in subparagraph (1)(a); or (b) against whom criminal proceedings have been instituted for an offence in respect of which a sentence of imprisonment without the option of a fine may be imposed; and while that member is so suspended he or she shall not carry out any functions as a member. Filling of vacancies in Committee On the death of or the vacation of office by a member the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 30