Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesStandard Institutional Statute, 2018Chapter 5 : Council22. Powers and functions of Standing Committee |
| (1) | When the Council is not in session, the Standing Committee of Council, as the representative of the Council, may assume the authority of Council and may act on behalf of the Council in urgent matters, except with regard to matters as referred to in section 68(2) of the Act. |
| (2) | The Standing Committee of Council shall report to the Council on the actions of the Standing Committee in accordance with subparagraph (1), which actions shall be considered at the next Council meeting. |
| (3) | The Council may, generally and specifically, grant the Standing Committee of Council the authority to finalise matters on behalf of the Council, in which case the Standing Committee merely reports to Council. |
| (4) | Where the Council grants the Standing Committee of Council the authority to finalise matters as envisaged in subparagraph (3), the Council shall ratify or review the delegations framework at least every four years. |
| (5) | The Registrar shall maintain a detailed consolidated record of all powers delegated in terms of the delegations framework as contemplated in subparagraph (3). |
| (6) | The Standing Committee of Council may further delegate the authority granted to it by the Council, this Statute and the Institutional Rules, including the authority granted in accordance with subparagraph (3), to a committee, or an individual as set out in the Institutional Rules, except in cases where the Council has explicitly specified to the contrary. |
| (7) | In circumstances where the Minister has given the Council, in accordance with section 42 of the Act, notice of his or her intention to issue a directive, the Standing Committee of Council shall respond, should time be of the essence or other circumstances so dictate, to the Minister’s notice in a suitable manner. If time is not of the essence, Council shall respond to the Minister’s notice. |