KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

CHAPTER 30:16
KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

    3.    Establishment of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

    4.    Membership of the University

    5.    Aim and objects of the University

    6.    Principles of the University

    7.    Powers of the University

PART III
THE COUNCIL

    8.    Establishment and incorporation of the Council

    9.    Composition of the Council

    10.    Vacancies of the Council

    11.    Functions and powers of the Council

    12.    Meetings of the Council

    13.    Committees of the Council

    14.    Sub-committees of the Council

    15.    Disclosure of conflict of interest by the Council members

    16.    Convocation of the University

    17.    Common seal of the Council

PART IV
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

    18.    Chancellor

    19.    Functions and duties of the Chancellor

    20.    Vice-Chancellor

    21.    Deputy Vice-Chancellor

    22.    Registrar

    23.    Director of Finance and Investments

    24.    Librarian

    25.    Director of Student Affairs

    26.    Other staff of the University

PART V
THE SENATE

    27.    Establishment and composition of the Senate

    28.    Functions and powers of the Senate

    29.    Meetings of the Senate

PART VI
SCHOOLS, CENTRES AND INSTITUTES

    30.    Schools, centres and institutes

    31.    Executive Deans

    32.    Composition of School

    33.    School Boards

    34.    Academic Departments

    35.    Composition of Academic Departments

PART VII
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    36.    Funds and property of the University

    37.    Audit of accounts

    38.    Accounts and funds

    39.    Borrowing

    40.    Compliance with finance related Acts

PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS

    41.    Statutes

    42.    Amendment of Statutes

    43.    Senate Regulations

    44.    Disclosure of conflict of interest by staff

    45.    Confidentiality

    46.    Dispute resolution

    47.    Service of process and other documents on the Council

PART IX
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    48.    Savings

    49.    Transfer of assets and liabilities

    50.    Transfer of employees

    51.    Transfer of budget estimates

20 of 2019
G.N. 29/2021

    An Act to provide for the establishment, conduct and management of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences; and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Academic Department” means a division of the University under a School devoted to teaching and learning, research, consultancy and outreach in a particular discipline;

    “Academic staff” means persons for the time being holding appointments, whether on full-time or part-time basis, under contract with the Council, as professors, associate professors, senior lecturers, lecturers, assistant lecturers, staff associates, adjunct staff and includes all members of staff whose conditions of service contain an obligation to undertake research and senior professional staff of the library, or any other post declared by the Senate by category or title to be an academic post;

    “Administrative staff” means persons for the time being holding appointments, whether on full-time or part-time basis, under contract with the Council, in the administration of the affairs of the University;

    “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council appointed pursuant to section 9;

    “Chancellor” means the person who is, for the time being, the Chancellor of the University under section 18;

    “close relative” means a spouse, child, sibling, grand child or parent and includes a dependent and child of a sibling;

    “Committee” includes sub-committee;

    “Convocation” means a Convocation established pursuant to section 16;

    “Council” means the Council of the University established and incorporated under section 8;

    “Deputy Vice-Chancellor” means the Deputy Vice-Chancellor appointed pursuant to section 21;

    “Director of Finance and Investments” means the Director of Finance and Investments appointed pursuant to section 23;

    “Director of Student Affairs” means the Director of Student Affairs appointed pursuant to section 25;

    “Executive Dean” means an Executive Dean of a School appointed pursuant to section 31;

    “Head of Academic Department” means a Head of Academic Department appointed pursuant to section 34;

    “Librarian” means the Librarian of the University appointed pursuant to section 24;

    “property of the University” means any property, intellectual, real or personal, of every description vested in or held by the Council under any right of ownership or possession; and any property held by the Council in trust for the furtherance of any of the objects of the University;

    “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University appointed pursuant to section 22;

    “School” means a School within the University established pursuant to section 30;

    “Senate” means…