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

Notices

Institutional Statute of the University of Fort Hare

Chapter 3 : Office Bearers and Executive Management Structures

Chancellor

6. Functions of Chancellor

 

(1) The Chancellor shall be the titular head of the University and shall exercise no executive powers.

 

(2) The Chancellor shall confer all degrees and award all diplomas and certificates in the name of the University.

 

(3) In the absence of the Chancellor, degrees shall be conferred by the Vice-Chancellor or by one of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors; and diplomas and certificates shall be awarded by officials designated to do so by the Council.

 

(4) The Chancellor performs such other functions as assigned to him or her by the Council.

 

(5) The Chancellor must at all times, embody the aspirations and values of the University and actively advance the interest of the University.