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

Notices

Institutional Statute of the University of Fort Hare

Chapter 10 : Students

73. Student Representative Council (SRC)
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(1) The Council of the University shall recognise the Student Representative Council (SRC) and its subdivisions constituted in accordance with section 35 of the Act and the Rules as the representative bodies of students in student governance and matters that relate to student governance. The SRC constitution as approved by Council has the status of Rules of the University.

 

(2)In matters that may affect them, the students of the University are represented by the SRC acting in accordance with its statutory mandate and the Rules.

 

(3) Only students registered for an academic programme approved by Senate and Council may be elected as members of the SRC; provided that no student employed for twenty-five (25) or more hours per week may serve as a member of the SRC.

 

(4) No student who has been found guilty of contravening the Disciplinary Code or any other approved code of conduct of the University shall be eligible to serve on the SRC and a serving member of the SRC found guilty of such a transgression shall automatically vacate his or her position.

 

(5) In determining its membership and in framing its Constitution, the SRC must take cognisance of the ideal that it should be representative of the University of Fort Hare student community, specifically with regard to gender and persons with disabilities.

 

(6) The election of SRC members must be democratic and transparent.

 

(7) The term of office of the members of the SRC is one year from the date of their election.

 

(8) The privileges of members of the SRC are determined by Council and may be revoked by Council.

 

(9) The SRC is composed and functions in accordance with its Constitution and the provisions of this Statute and the Rules.

 

(10) The SRC Constitution or any amendment thereof must be approved by Council, after consultation with the SRC.

 

(11)If the SRC is inoperative or unable to function properly, Council may, subject to the rules: revoke the SRC Constitution and/or make interim arrangements for the functioning of the SRC; and/or initiate a process to have a new SRC Constitution drafted and/or a new SRC elected.