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13. (1) The officers shall be the Chancellor, the Vice- Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Treasurer, the Deans pointment. of the Faculties, the Registrar, the Bursar, the Librarian, and duties and such other persons as may be designated as officers by the emolumenta. statutes.

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(2) The Chancellor shall be the chief officer of the University.

(3) The Governor shall be the Chancellor. In the absence of the Governor the officer administering the Government or the Governor's Deputy shall be the Acting Chancellor, and as such shall have all the powers and duties of the Chancellor.

(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and administrative officer of the University.

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(s) The Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Treasurer, the Registrar, the Bursar, the Librarian, and the other officers designated as such by the statutes shall be appointed by the Council in accordance with the statutes, and the Council shall not terminate any such appointment otherwise than for good

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(6) The Deans of the Faculties shall be appointed in accord- ance with the statutes.

(7) The Teachers shall be the Professors, Readers, Lectur- ers, and such other persons as may be designated Teachers by the statutes. The Teachers shall be appointed by the Council, and the Council shall not terminate any such appointment other- wise than for good cause after due consideration of the recom- mendation of the Senate.

(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (5) and (7), any officer or teacher-

(a) who is appointed after or continued in employment

beyond a retiring age determined by the Council; or

(b) whose employment is temporary, part-time or pro-

bationary,

may be removed from office in accordance with the terms of his contract of service or on any other lawful grounds, without any reason for such removal being assigned.

(9) An appeal shall lie to the Chancellor from any decision of the Council to terminate the appointment of any officer or teacher.

(10) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Council may appoint a Pro-Vice-Chancellor to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor during a vacancy in that office, or during the absence or inability of the Vice- Chancellor.

(1) The powers and duties of the officers and teachers, the periods and conditions for and upon which they hold office and their emoluments shall be such as are prescribed by this Ordinance, the statutes, and the terms of their respective appoint- ments; but the Council may assign to any officer or teacher, subject in the case of the Chancellor to his consent, such further powers and duties as it may think fit.

(12) The contract of service or employment of any member of the staff of the University who is not an officer or teacher may be determined in accordance with the terms of his contract of service or employment, or on any other lawful grounds, without any reason for such termination being assigned.

14. (0) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Statutes. University shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of the statutes.

(2) The Council may propose to the Court additions to, or the amendment or repeal of, any of the statutes, whereupon on the recommendation by the Court to the Chancellor, the Chan- cellor may make any such addition, amendment, or repeal as recommended by the Court.

(3) Every such addition, amendment and repeal made by the Chancellor in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, shall be published in the Gazette, and may be published in the

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