Section 237: Appointment and removal from office of members of independent

Commissions

(1) For the purpose of nominating persons for appointment to any independent Commission, the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders must—

    (a) advertise the position;

    (b) invite the public to make nominations;

    (c) conduct public interviews of prospective candidates;

    (d) prepare a list of the appropriate number of nominees for appointment; and

    (e) submit the list to the President.

(2) A member of an independent Commission may be removed from office only on the ground that the member concerned—

    (a) is unable to perform the functions of his or her office because of physical or mental

incapacity;

    (b) has been grossly incompetent;

    (c) has been guilty of gross misconduct; or

    (d) has become ineligible for appointment to the Commission concerned.

(3) The procedure for the removal of judges from office applies to the removal from office of a member of an independent Commission.

PART 2

ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL C OMMISSION