Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 3 : Office BearersChancellor39. Term of office |
| (1) | The term of office of the chancellor is five years, and the chancellor may be elected again for one more consecutive term only. |
| (2) | The term of office of the chancellor begins on assuming office and ends upon a vacancy occurring or when the person next elected chancellor assumes office. |
| (3) | The Council may dismiss the chancellor from office by a two-thirds majority vote of all the members of the Council on the grounds of a serious violation of the law, serious misconduct or incapacity. |
| (4) | A vacancy in the office of chancellor must be filled in accordance with clause 38, the person being elected for a full term. |