Calendar 2002–03

394 Part 7• University Ordinanceand Regulations STATUTE 23 Resignations Any person wishing to resign from any office or membership of any body shall do so by notice in writing. STATUTE 24 Removal from Office, Membership or Appointment 1. The Co uncil may f or good cau se as defin ed in parag raph 2 remo ve the Treasurer from his office and any member of the Coun cil other than the Chairman and any person appointed under paragraph 1 ( k ) and ( l ) of Statute 11 from his membership of the Council. 2. “Good cause” in paragraph 1 means — ( a ) conviction of any crime which shall be judged by the Council to be of an immoral,scandalous or disgraceful nature; ( b ) actu al phy sical o r mental incapacity which shall be jud ged by the Council to prevent the proper execution of the duties of the officer or membership; or ( c ) any conduct which shall bejudged by the Council to be of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature. 3. The Council may for good cause as defined in paragraph 5 remove from their appointments theVice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, theHead of each of the Colleges, any of theProfessors or Readers or Senior Lecturers, the Secretary, the Registrar, the Librarian, the Bursar and any other person holding an academic or administrative appointment made by the Council. 4. The Council may and shall if requested by the person concerned or by any 3 memb ers of the Coun cil bef ore such removal ap poin t a committee consisting of the Chairman of the Council, 2 other members of the Council and 3 members of the Senate to examine the complaint and to report to the Council thereof. 5. “Good cause” in paragraph 3 means — ( a ) con viction o f an y crime which the Council after consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shall consider to be of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature; ( b ) actual ph ysical o r men tal in capacity which th e Co un cil af ter consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shallconsider to besuch as to render the person concerned unfit for the execution of the duties of his office or appointment; ( c ) conduct o f an immoral, scandalous or disg raceful nature which the Council after consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shall co nsider to be such as to render the person concerned unfit to continue to hold his office or appointment; ( d ) conduct which the Councilafter consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shall consider to be such as to constitute failure or inability to perform the duties of his office or