Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Notices

Standard Institutional Statute, 2018

Chapter 3 : Chancellor

6. Election and appointment of Chancellor
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(1) The Chancellor shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of Council and Senate and the President of the Convocation.

 

(2) If the office of Chancellor becomes vacant, the Registrar acting as Secretary to the Convocation shall give notice thereof to the members of the electoral college and call for nominations for a successor.

 

(3) No person shall be elected unless he or she has been nominated in writing, with his or her written consent, by at least two members of the electoral college, and such nomination reaches the Registrar at least sixteen days before the meeting referred to in paragraph 6(5).

 

(4) After the closing date for nominations, a special meeting of the Institutional Forum must be held before the meeting as contemplated in paragraph 6(5) for purposes of considering the nominations and advising the electoral college on the appointment of a candidate to the office of Chancellor.

 

(5) The Registrar shall convene a meeting of the electoral college by sending a written notice to each member of the electoral college stating the time, date, place and purpose of the meeting at least two weeks before the date fixed for the meeting.

 

(6) The nominations shall be submitted to the electoral college by the Registrar for a final decision at the meeting referred to in paragraph 6(5).

 

(7) Thirty members of the electoral college shall form a quorum.

 

(8) The Principal shall be the Chairperson of the meeting of the electoral college, but should he or she be absent, the members present shall elect one of the Vice-Principals to act as Chairperson of that meeting.

 

(9) The election shall be by secret ballot and a majority of the members present at the meeting as contemplated in paragraph 6(5) must vote for the successful candidate and every member has one vote, except for the Chairperson who also has a casting vote.

 

(10) If no candidate receives a majority of votes, successive rounds of voting are held.

 

(11) In each successive round of voting the candidate receiving the least number of votes is eliminated as a candidate.

 

(12) After the electoral college has elected a Chancellor, the name of the Chancellor is announced by the Chairperson of the electoral college as soon as possible at an appropriate time.