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Decrees and regulations.

Degrees and other awards.

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(b) membership of the University;

(c) appointments, elections, resignation and retirement and removal

of officers and staff of the University;

(d) examinations;

(e) the conferring of degrees and the award of other academic

distinctions;

(f) the powers of the Council and the Senate;

(g) the Convocation;

(A) the Faculties, their membership and functions;

(i) the Boards of Studies, their membership and functions;

() the exercise of any function by the University, the Council, the Senate, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice- Chancellor. Officers, teachers and memberS;

(k) financial procedure;

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fees payable to the University as a condition of admission to any examinations held by the University or for the conferring of any of the degrees of the University or for the award of any diploma or certificate or other academic distinction or for attendance at a University Extension Course or any similar purpose:

(w) the admission of students;

(n) welfare of students;

(o) discipline of students;

(p) generally the carrying into effect of this Ordinance.

(2) No Statute may be made which will result in a change in the constitution of any of the Colleges unless the consent of the College concerned to the making thereof has first been obtained.

21. The Council and the Senate may from time to time make decrees and regulations respectively to direct and regulate the affairs of the University, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the Statutes. The power to make decrees and regulations shall include the power to repeal, amend, add to or alter any decrees or regulations there- tofore made.

22. The University may—

(a) confer such degrees as may be specified in the Statutes;

(b) award diplomas and certificates and such other academic dis-

tinctions as may be specified in the Statutes:

(c) provide such lectures and instruction for persons not being

members of the University as the University may determine:

(d) confer degrees honoris causa of Master or Doctor in accordance

with the Statutes; and

(e) subject to the provisions of the Statutes deprive any person of any degree conferred or diploma, certificate or other academic distinction awarded by the University.

23. There shall be an Honorary Degrees Committee which shall Honorary be constituted as provided by the Statutes for the purpose of advising Degrees the Council with regard to the award of degrees honoris causa.

Committee.

24. (1) Contracts on behalf of the University may be made as Contracts. follows-

(a) a contract which if made between private persons would be required by law to be in writing and if made according to English law to be under seal may be made on behalf of the University in writing under the common scal of the University; (b) a contract which if made between private persons would be required by law to be in writing and signed by the parties to be charged therewith may be made on behalf of the Üniversity in writing signed by any person acting under the express or im- plied authority of the Council;

(c) a contract which if made between private persons would be valid by law although made by parole only and not reduced into writing may be made by parole on behalf of the University by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the Council.

(2) A contract made according to this section shall be effectual in law and shall bind the University and all other parties thereto.

(3) A contract made according to this section may be varied or discharged in the same manner in which it is authorized by this section to be made.

(4) Instruments under seal made on behalf of the University scaled with the common seal of the University signed by the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor or Treasurer of the University and countersigned by the Registrar shall be deemed to be duly executed.

dellekencies.

25. (1) No vacancy in any of the offices described in section 6 nor Saving as any deficiency in the numbers nor defect in the composition of the to erin Council or of the Senate or of the Convocation shall impair or affect the corporate existence of the University or any powers, rights or privileges conferred therean by this Ordinance.

(2) No act or resolution of the Council or the Senate shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy in, or any want of qualification by, or any invalidity in, the election or appointment of any member thereof.