Calendar 2024-25

22 Part 1 • General Information Part 1 (2) If a student member of the Council elected and appointed under paragraph 1(q) or (r) dies or resigns during the student member’s period of membership, or ceases to be a member of the Council under subparagraph (3)— (a) (if the student member’s unexpired period of membership is 6months or longer) a successor is to be elected in a manner to be determined by the Council and appointed by the Council for that unexpired period of membership; or (b) (if the student member’s unexpired period of membership is shorter than 6 months) no successor is to be elected and appointed for that unexpired period of membership. (3) A student member of the Council elected and appointed under paragraph 1(q) or (r) ceases to be amember of theCouncil if the student member ceases to meet the criteria of eligibility for election and appointment. (Added 28 of 2023 s. 10) 7. The Vice-Chairman of the Council is to hold office for a period of 3 years and may be re-appointed for further periods of 3 years. (Replaced 28 of 2023 s. 10) 8. Subject to the Ordinance and the Statutes and without derogating from the generality of its power, it is specifically prescribed— (1) that the Council is to have the power— (Amended 28 of 2023 s. 10) (a) to make Statutes, provided that no Statute is to be made until the Senate is to have had an opportunity of reporting thereon to the Council; (Amended 28 of 2023 s. 10) (b) to make decrees for any purpose for which decrees are or may be authorized to be made, provided that no decree is to be made until the Senate is to have had an opportunity of reporting thereon to the Council; (Amended 28 of 2023 s. 10) (c) to invest any money belonging to the University; (d) to borrow money on behalf of the University; (e) to sell, buy, exchange, lease or accept leases of any real or personal property on behalf of the University; (f) to enter into, vary, perform and cancel contracts on behalf of the University; (g) in relation to the original Colleges and Shaw College, to require the Board of Trustees of each College annually to produce its audited accounts in such form and at such time as the Council may determine; (Amended 18 of 2007 s. 5) (h) to receive from public sources grants for capital and recurrent expenditure; (i) to receive annually and for such longer periods as the Council may determine from time to time from the Vice-Chancellor, after he has consulted the Senate, and to approve, estimates of expenditure; (j) to receive gifts and to approve, subject to such conditions as the Council thinks fit, the receipt of gifts by the Colleges; (k) to provide for the welfare of persons employed by the University and the wives, widows and dependants of such persons, including the payment of money, pensions, or other payments and to subscribe to