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

Notices

Institutional Statute of the University of Fort Hare

Chapter 1 : Definitions

1. Definitions

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In this Statute any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned by the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No 101 of 1997), as amended, has the meaning so assigned to it, and unless the context otherwise indicates—

"academic employee"

means any person appointed to a teaching or research post at the University and any other employee designated as such by Council;

"Act"

means the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act 101 of 1997), as amended;

"academic year"

means that portion of a calendar year approved by Council on the recommendation of Senate, for the academic activities of the University;

"administrative and support staff"

means any person appointed by the University to perform an administrative or support function, excluding academic employees;

"charter"

means a set of approved Rules describing the composition, mandate and functioning of a committee of Council or Senate;

"compliance officer"

means the Registrar, who should inter alia monitor that the University does not contravene any legislation or regulations or rules which apply to its activities;

"Convocation"

means the body composed following Chapter 7 of this Statute;

"Council"

means the governing body of the University contemplated in section 27(4) of the Act and composed following paragraph 27 of this Statute;

"day"

means a calendar day;

"Dean"

means a person appointed as Dean in accordance with this Statute and the Rules of the University for the appointment of senior members of staff;

"Department"

means the national department responsible for higher education;

"Deputy Vice-Chancellor"

means a person appointed as Deputy Vice-Chancellor in accordance with this Statute and the Rules of the University for the appointment of senior members of staff;

"due notice"

means a notice that has been given if written notification has been dispatched by registered post or electronically or hand-delivered to the last address registered with the Registrar of the person concerned, at the commencement of the period of notice required;

"employee"

means an academic or an administrative or a support staff member who is appointed by the University in terms of its policies and rules;

"Executive Director(s)"

means a person or persons appointed as Executive Director in accordance with this Statute and the Rules for the appointment of senior members of staff to assist the Vice-Chancellor in performing his or her duties in terms of the Act and this Statute;

"expulsion"

means the permanent expulsion of a student from the University and/or a residence of the University;

"Fort Hare"

means the University of Fort Hare;

"functions"

includes powers and duties;

"good standing"

means a person who is regarded as having complied with all his or her financial obligations towards the University after having completed his/her studies, or in the case of a student who is currently enrolled at the University, has made reasonable and satisfactory arrangements for the payment of his or her debt to the University, while not being subject to a disciplinary hearing or has been found guilty of a misconduct and sanctioned by the University;

"Institutional Forum"

means the body contemplated in section 31 of the Act composed in accordance with paragraph 50 of this Statute;

"Institutional Rules"

mean rules made by the University as contemplated in section 32 of the Act;

"Management Executive Committee (MANCO)"

means a committee composed in terms of paragraph 21 of this Statute;

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for higher education;

"non-academic employee"

means any employee at the University that is not an academic employee;

"office-bearer''

means a functionary provided for in the Act, including the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor(s), Executive Director(s) and the Registrar;

"person with a disability or disabled''

means any person (including a student) with a physical or mental impairment, which is long term or recurring, as defined in the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act 55 of 1998), as amended;

"professor"

means an academic employee or any other person who has been given the status and title of senior professor or professor by the University and excludes emeritus, extraordinary, visiting, associate and honorary professors;

"qualification"

means any formal qualification registered on the respective sub-framework and includes a degree, diploma or certificate as approved by the Senate and Council;

"recognised union"

means an employee organisation recognised by the University and registered in accordance with the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995), as amended;

"relative"

means a person as defined in the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 as amended;

"Registrar"

means the person appointed as Registrar in accordance with this Statute and the Rules for the appointment of senior members of staff;

"Rules"

means the Institutional Rules of the University approved by Council in terms of section 32 of the Higher Education Act;

"semester"

means one half of the academic year of the University;

"Senate"

means the body contemplated in section 28 of the Act composed in accordance with paragraph 41 of this Statute;

"senior management"

means members of the Management Executive Committee, the Deans and any other person as decided by the Management Executive Committee;

"Spouse"

means a person as defined in the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997, as amended;

"Statute"

means this Statute as contemplated in section 32 of the Act;

"student"

means a person officially registered as either a full-time or a part-time student at the University;

"Student Representative Council (SRC)"

means the body as contemplated in Section 35 of the Act and as set out in paragraph 73 of this Statute;

"suspension"

means the temporary expulsion of a student from the University and/or from a residence of the University;

"the University''