Mandating Procedures of Provinces Act, 2008
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Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of North West UniversityChapter 2 : Governance and Other Structures15. Meetings |
SENATE
| (1) | The senate must meet at least twice per semester in accordance with the annual university calendar at a time and place determined by the senate. |
| (2) | At least seven days prior to a meeting, the registrar must notify each member in writing of the time and place of the meeting and the matters to be dealt with at the meeting. |
| (3) | The registrar must give written notice to each member at least 14 calendar days prior to a meeting at which the senate will consider the adoption, amendment or repeal of rules in respect of which the senate has authority. |
| (4) | The chairperson may at any time convene an extraordinary meeting for a particular purpose, and must convene an extraordinary meeting at the written request of at least one third of all the members, stating the purpose of the meeting. |
| (5) | Subparagraph (2) applies with the necessary changes to the convening of an extraordinary meeting. |
| (6) | The vice-chancellor is the chairperson of the senate and in the absence of the vice-chancellor the vice-principal acts as chairperson. |
| (7) | In the absence of both the vice-chancellor and the vice-principal, the senate must elect a chairperson for the meeting from among its members. |
