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

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Institutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019

Chapter 2 : Governance

Council

9. Vacancies

 

(1) Membership of the Council terminates before the expiry of the relevant term of office if a member:
(a) resigns in writing to the registrar;
(b) vacates their position, in the case of a member referred to in clause 6(a), (b) or (c);
(c) ceases to be an employee of the University, in the case of a member referred to in clause 6(d), (e) or (f);
(d) ceases to be a registered student of the University, in the case of a member referred to in clause 6(g);
(e) ceases to be a member of the body that designated or elected the member, in the case of a member referred to in clause 6(d), (e), (f), (g) or (j);
(f) registers as a student of the University or becomes an employee of the University, in the case of a member referred to in clause 6(h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m);
(g) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without prior apology having been made to the registrar;
(h) is found guilty of a contravention of the code of conduct for members in disciplinary proceedings that result in termination of membership;
(i) becomes permanently incapable of performing the functions of a member of the Council, as determined by the Council;
(j) becomes a member of the council of another institution of higher learning, or is employed in a permanent executive managerial capacity at the level or equivalent of dean or higher by such an institution;
(k) is declared insolvent, provisionally or finally, by a court of law; or
(l) is found guilty of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, but a person is not regarded as being sentenced until an appeal against the conviction or sentence has been determined, or the time for an appeal has expired.

 

(2) When the membership of a member expires or is terminated for any reason before the expiry of the term of office, the registrar must in writing inform the Council and the functionary or body that elected, appointed or designated the member.

 

(3) Upon receipt of the notice from the registrar the functionary or body must fill the vacancy in accordance with clause 6 and the rules.

 

(4) A person who becomes a member of the Council in terms of subclause (3) serves for the applicable full term specified by clause 8, except in the case of a person referred to in clause 6(g) whose term is aligned to the term of the SRC.