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Section 19 - Powers of the Senate

The powers of the Senate shall be:

1. To direct and regulate all instruction and teaching of the University both internal and extra-mural and the examinations held by the University, subject to the powers of the Council as previously defined.

2. To promote learning and research within the University and to require reports from time to time on such learning and research.

3. To appoint two members of the Senate from Categories (e) to (i) inclusive to be members of the Council.

4. To appoint Internal Examiners and to suspend or remove them. In the case of death, illness or resignation of an Examiner or in the case of the Examiner's suspension or removal to appoint a substitute who shall have authority to act during the examination then in progress or next ensuing.

5. To recommend External Examiners for appointment by the Council.

6. To make recommendations to the Council for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professors, Heads of Departments/Schools, Readers, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, Secretary to Council, Librarian, Director of Planning and Academic Administration and such other Academic Officers of the University as may be found desirable.

7. To award Degrees (other than Honorary Degrees), Diplomas, Certificates and other Distinctions.

8. To propose to the Council the names of persons to receive Honorary Degrees and to approve or to disapprove the names of persons proposed by the Council to receive such Degrees.

9. To make recommendations to the Council as may from time to time be required on all Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations or proposed changes thereof concerning welfare, discipline and the imposition of fines and penalties for the breach thereof or concerning other non-academic matters.

10. To make recommendations to the Council on any matter referred to the Senate by the Council.

11. To make recommendations to the Council on any academic matters.

12. To discuss and declare an opinion on any matter whatsoever relating to the University.

13. To formulate, modify or revise schemes for the organisation of Boards or Faculties of the University and to report to the Council on the expediency of the establishment at any time of Boards, Faculties, Schools, Institutes, Delegacies or Departments.

14. To review, amend, refer back or disallow any act of any Board, Faculty, School, Institute, Delegacy or Department or to give directions to the Boards, Faculties, Schools, lnstitutes, Delegacies or Departments.

15. To fix subject to any conditions made by the Founders which are accepted by the Council the times and mode and conditions of competition for Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions and Prizes and to regulate examinations for and award the same.

16. To regulate subject to the Ordinances of the University the admission of persons to courses of study in the University.

17. Subject to the power of the Council contained in Section 17(21) to terminate or suspend the membership of the University of any student failing to fulfil the requirements prescribed in the Regulations in respect of his or her course of study.

18. To delegate such powers to officers or bodies of the University as may be necessary to carry the Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations into effect.

19. To do such other acts and things as the Council shall authorise.