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3. Such register shall be conclusive evidence that any person whose name appears therein at the time of claiming to vote in Convocation is entitled to a vote and that any person whose name does not appear therein is not so entitled.
4. The Chancellor, if present, shall preside at the meetings of Convocation.
4A. There shall be a Standing Committee of Convocation which shall be the executive body of Convocation. (L.N. 15 of 1973)
4B. There shall be a Chairman of Convocation who shall at the same time be chairman of the Standing Committee.
4C. Convocation may advise the Council on the rules for the time, place and procedure of its meetings and for the conduct of its office bearers and on the regulations for the conduct of Convocation elections.
5.
A meeting of Convocation shall be convened at least once in every year and at such other times as the Standing Committee of Convocation may determine. (L.N. 32 of 1981)
6. A meeting of Convocation may also be convened by the direction of the Chairman thereof and shall be convened at the request in writing of at least 20 members.
7. Notice of a meeting of Convocation shall be served in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Standing Committee from time to time. (L.N. 32 of 1981)
8. 30 members of Convocation shall form a quorum.
9.
All questions which may arise at a meeting of Convocation shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and, in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.
10. Convocation shall have the following powers—
(a) to elect members of the Court from among their own number, in accordance with the provisions of Statute XV;
(b) to elect a Chairman, who shall hold office for such period as Convocation may determine and who shall in the absence of the Chancellor preside at its meetings;
(c) to discuss any matter whatsoever relating to the University including any matter referred to it by the Court or the Council and to report its views on such matter to the Court or the Council or the Senate as the case may be;
(d) to report its proceedings to the Court, the Council or the Senate; (L.N. 15 of 1973) (e) to enter into communication directly with the Court, the Council or the Senate on any matter affecting the University;
(ea) to solicit funds from amongst its own members and from others for the purposes of the University and to determine the manner in which they may be made available in the form of scholarships, bursaries, or other forms of disbursement; (L.N. 15 of 1973)
(f) generally to do any other act necessary to give effect to the powers conferred on Convocation by the Ordinance or the statutes.
STATUTE XXIX
EXAMINATIONS
1. Examinations for degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other awards shall be conducted by examiners appointed by the Council and the Senate on the recommendation of the appropriate Boards of Faculties, or Boards of Studies of Schools. (L.N. 58 of 1976)
2. In respect of every paper in a Degree Examination for a final year and in such other examinations as may be prescribed in accordance with the Ordinance, there shall be an external examiner appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Senate, who shall not be a teacher.
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