Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 2 : GovernanceSenate18. Vacancies |
| (1) | Membership of the Senate terminates before the expiry of the relevant term of office if a member: |
| (a) | resigns in writing to the registrar; |
| (b) | vacates their post, in the case of a member referred to in clause 16(1)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) or (i); |
| (c) | ceases to be an employee of the University, in the case of a member referred to in clause 16(1)(g), (h), (i), (j) or (m); |
| (d) | ceases to be a student of the University, in the case of a member referred to in clause 16(k) or (l); |
| (e) | ceases to be a member of the body or category of persons that elected the member, in the case of a member referred to in clause 16(1)(d), (g), (h), (j), (k) or (l); |
| (f) | is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Senate without prior apology having been made to the registrar; |
| (g) | is found guilty of contravening the code of conduct contemplated in clause 11(1) or a code of conduct in the rules, or in disciplinary proceedings at the University, and the Senate determines that continued membership of the Senate is inappropriate; |
| (h) | becomes permanently incapable of performing the functions of a member of the Senate, as determined by the Senate; |
| (i) | is declared insolvent, provisionally or finally, by a court of law; or |
| (j) | is found guilty of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, but a person is not regarded as being sentenced until an appeal against the conviction or sentence has been determined, or the time for an appeal has expired. |
| (2) | When the membership of a member expires or is terminated for any reason before the expiry of the term of office, the registrar must give notice in writing to the Senate and if applicable to the body which elected the member. |
| (3) | Upon receipt of the notice from the registrar, the body must fill the vacancy in accordance with clause 16 and the rules. |
| (4) | A person who becomes a member of the Senate in terms of subclause (3) serves for the applicable full term specified by clause 17, except in the case of a person referred to in clause 16(k) or (l) whose term is aligned to the term of the applicable student body. |