In this Statute, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Academic Affairs Council"

means a body established by the SRC to promote academic matters on behalf of students;

"Act"

means the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No 101 of 1997);

"appointed"

with reference to a member of a body, means appointed in accordance with the procedures of that body;

"chancellor"

means the office bearer referred to in clause 36;

"chief operating officer"

means the office holder referred to in clause 44;

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"Convocation"

means the body of persons referred to in clause 47;

"Council"

means the body established by clause 6;

"dean"

means an office bearer referred to in clause 46;

"designated"

with reference to a member of a body, means designated in accordance with the procedures of that body;

"donor"

means a person or institution recognised in terms of clause 52;

"elected"

with reference to a member of a body, means elected by a majority of the members of the relevant body present and voting, unless otherwise indicated;

"employee"

means a person referred to in clause 54;

"executive committee of Council"

means the committee referred to in clause 15;

"executive committee of Senate"

means the committee referred to in clause 22;

"faculty board"

means a body established in terms of clause 23;

"general management committee"

means the committee referred to in clause 35;

"Honorary Degrees Committee"

means the committee established in terms of the institutional rules to advise the Council on the conferral of honorary degrees;

"Institutional Forum"

means the body established by clause 29;

"institutional rules"

means rules made by the Council to give effect to this Statute in terms of section 32(1)(b) of the Act;

"Minister"

means the member of the national executive responsible for higher education and training;

"Prim Committee"

means the committee of head students of the various residences and in the private student organisation of the University;

"qualification"

means a formal qualification registered on the sub-framework for higher education of the National Qualification Framework contemplated in section 7(b) read with section 13(1)(h) of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2009 (Act No 67 of 2008), and includes a degree, diploma or certificate;

"rector"

means the office bearer referred to in clause 40;

"rector’s management team"

means the body referred to in clause 34;

"registrar"

means the office bearer referred to in clause 45;

"rules"

means the rules made by the Council or another competent body in terms of this Statute, and include the institutional rules;

"Senate"

means the body established by clause 16;

"SRC"

means the Students’ Representative Council established by clause 26, and includes an interim SRC;

"Societies Council"

means the body established by the student constitution referred to in clause 26(2) to represent the interests of all recognised student societies and their members;

"staff"

means the employees referred to in clause 54;

"Tygerberg SRC"

(also referred to as the TSR) means the student representative council at the Tygerberg campus as set out in the Student Constitution;

"University"

means Stellenbosch University; and

"vice-rector"

means an office bearer referred to in clause 43.