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No. 10 of 1911.
UNIVERSITY.
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UNIVERSITY.
No. 10 of 1911.
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Dividends prohibited.
Court, Council and Senate, their constitu- tions, powers and duties.
Faculties..
(4) Instruments under seal made on behalf of the Univer- sity, sealed with the common seal of the University, signed by the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor or Treasurer and countersigned by the Registrar, shall be deemed to be duly executed.
8. No dividend or bonus shall be paid and no gift or division of money shall be made by or on behalf of the University to or among any of its members except by way of prize, reward or special grant.
9.—(1) There shall be a Court, a Council and a Senate, whose respective constitutions, powers and duties shall be as prescribed by this Ordinance and the statutes.
(2) The Court shall be the supreme governing body of the University and, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the statutes, shall have the general direction of the University, its functions, property and affairs.
(3) The Council shall be the executive body of the Univer- sity, and shall have the custody and use of the University seal; subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the statutes, it shall administer the property and manage the affairs of the University.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the statutes and to the financial control of the Council, the Senate shall have the regulation of all matters relating to education in the University.
(5) Subject to the provisions of sections 7 and 12, the Court may, if it thinks fit, revoke any decision of the Council or of the Senate.
(6) No act or resolution of the Court, the Council or the Senate shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy in, or any want of qualification by or invalidity in the election or appoint- ment of any member of, any such body.
10. (1) There shall be Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Arts, and such other Faculties as may be constituted by the Court on the recommendation of the Council. In the Arts Faculties due provision shall be made for the study of the Chinese language and literature.
(2) There shall be a Board and a Dean of each Faculty with such powers respectively as may be prescribed by this Ordinance and the statutes.
Committee,
11. (1) For the purpose of advising the Court with respect Honorary to the award of honorary degrees there shall be an Honorary Degrees Degrees Committee which shall consist of such persons as shall be provided by the statutes.
(2) No honorary degree shall be awarded save on the recom- mendation of the Honorary Degrees Committee.
(3) For the purpose of assisting the Council in financial Finance matters there shall be a Finance Committee which shall consist Committee. of such persons as shall be provided by the statutes and without the previous approval of which-
(a) no expenditure shall be incurred or made by or on behalf of the University;
(b) no moneys belonging to the University shall be invested; (c) no immovable property shall be dealt with in any manner by or on behalf of the University;
(d) no money shall be borrowed by or on behalf of the University.
(4) For the purpose of giving advice and assistance to the Committees Court, the Council, the Senate and the Board of any Faculty generally. in connexion with the exercise of their powers and duties, the Court, the Council, the Senate and the Board of any Faculty respectively may establish such committees as they think fit.
(5) Unless otherwise expressly provided, any committee may consist partly of persons who are not members of the Court, the Council, the Senate or the Board of any Faculty, as the case may be.
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the statutes, the Court, the Council, the Senate and the Board of any Faculty respectively may, with or without restrictions or conditions as they think fit, delegate any of their powers and duties to any committee.
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