Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 4 : The Convocation51. Executive committee of Convocation |
| (1) | The Convocation must elect from its ranks a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and two other members, who form the executive committee of the Convocation. |
| (2) | A member of the executive committee holds office for three years and may be re-elected, but may not hold their offices for more than three consecutive terms. |
| (3) | A member of the executive committee vacates their office before the expiry of their term of office if the member: |
| (a) | resigns in writing to the registrar; |
| (b) | is absent from three consecutive meetings of the executive committee without prior apology having been made to the registrar; |
| (c) | becomes permanently incapable of performing the functions of a member of the executive committee, as determined by the other members of the executive committee; |
| (d) | is declared insolvent, provisionally or finally, by a court of law; or |
| (e) | 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. |
| (4) | When a vacancy occurs in the office of the president, the vice-president acts as president until a president is elected. |
| (5) | A person elected to fill a vacancy in the executive committee holds office until the expiry of the three-year term of the other members of the executive committee, and may be elected again, but may not hold the office for more than three consecutive terms. |
| (6) | The executive committee assists the Convocation in the achievement of its objective and the performance of its functions referred to in clause 48 and gives effect to decisions of the Convocation, and must report to the Convocation at its next meeting. |