Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Chapter 4 : Governance of Public Higher Education Institutions

32. Institutional statutes and institutional rules
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(1)The council of a public higher education institution may make—
(a)an institutional statute, subject to section 33, to give effect to any matter not expressly prescribed by this Act; and

[Section 32(1)(a) amended by section 12 of Act No. 23 of 2001]

(b)institutional rules to give effect to the institutional statute.

 

(2)An institutional statute or institutional rules in connection with—
(a)the composition of the senate may not be amended or repealed except after consultation with such senate;
(b)the academic functions of the public higher education institution concerned, including the studies, instruction and examinations of students and research, may not be made, amended or repealed except with the concurrence of the senate of such institution;
(c)the composition of the students’ representative council may not be amended or repealed except after consultation with such students’ representative council; and
(d)the disciplinary measures and disciplinary procedures relating to students, may not be made except after consultation with the senate and the students’ representative council of the public higher education institution concerned.