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

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Institutional Statute of the University of Fort Hare

Chapter 7 : Convocation

62. Quorum for a Meeting of the Convocation

 

(1) One hundred (100) Convocation members form a quorum.

 

(2) If a meeting is adjourned owing to failure to reach a quorum, the meeting must be reconvened within eight weeks. The members present at such a meeting will be deemed to form a quorum.

 

(3) No decisions can be taken on motions put to a non-quorate meeting.

 

(4) If a meeting is quorate, all matters must be decided by a majority of votes of the members present at the meeting.

 

(5) The President has an deliberative vote on every matter and, in the case of an equality of votes, also a casting vote.

 

(6) If it is so decided by the meeting, the number of votes for or against any motion must be recorded in the minutes, and at the request of any member the President must direct that the vote of such member be recorded.