Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesStandard Institutional Statute, 2018Chapter 5 : Council16. Term of office |
| (1) | The Principal and the Vice-Principals are members of Council for as long as they remain in their posts. |
| (2) | The term of office of representatives of the SRC is the same as that of the SRC that appointed them. |
| (3) | The term of office of all other members is four years: Provided that a member’s term of office that has expired may be extended for a maximum period of six months by the Council if, according to the Council, special circumstances so demand. |
| (4) | Members, whose terms of office have expired, may be re-elected or reappointed. |
| (5) | A Council member’s membership is terminated— |
| (a) | if the Council member fails to attend three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council without Council’s consent; |
| (b) | if the Council member is sequestrated; |
| (c) | if the Council member is found guilty of a crime that in the exclusive opinion of the Council is of such a serious nature that the member’s continued membership of Council is not desirable; |
| (d) | if the Council member is elected or appointed by a particular interest group and the Council member’s membership of, or association with the interest group is terminated; |
| (e) | if the Council rules that a conflict of interest has arisen or that it may arise, such as being a council member or student of another higher education institution in South Africa; or |
| (f) | if the Council member has transgressed Council’s rules of conduct. |
| (6) | Apart from the Principal, Vice-Principals, representatives of the Senate and employee representatives and students appointed in terms of paragraph 17(3) to serve on Council, no other Council member shall be a permanent or temporary staff member or student of the University, and should this happen, such Council member’s membership of the Council terminates immediately. |
| (7) | Any person who has been a member of a council of a public higher education institution against whom an independent assessor has made an adverse finding, or has been implicated in a matter that will be to the detriment of the University’s name, shall not be eligible for appointment, election, reappointment or re election as a member of the Council of the University. |
| (8) | Any person who is not in good standing with the University shall not be eligible for appointment, election, reappointment or re-election as a member of the Council of the University. |
| (9) | A Council member is entitled at any time to submit his or her resignation in writing to the Chairperson of Council. |