MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

    3.    Establishment of the Malawi University of Science and Technology

    4.    Membership of the University

    5.    Aims and objectives of the University

    6.    Powers of the University

PART III
THE COUNCIL

    7.    Establishment of the Council

    8.    Composition of the Council

    9.    Functions and powers of the Council

    10.    Vacancies on the Council

    11.    Meetings and procedures of the Council

    12.    Common Seal of the Council

PART IV
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

    13.    Chancellor

    14.    Vice-Chancellor

    15.    Deputy Vice-Chancellors

    16.    Registrar

    17.    Director of Finance

    18.    Librarian

PART V
THE SENATE

    19.    The Senate

    20.    Functions and powers of the Senate

    21.    Meetings of the Senate

    22.    Invited persons

PART VI
SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, INSTITUTES AND CENTRES

    23.    Schools of the University

    24.    

    25.    Executive Deans

    26.    Head of Department

    27.    Composition of Schools and Departments

    28.    School Boards

    29.    Institutes, Academies and Centres

PART VII
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    30.    Funds and property of the University

    31.    Compliance with Acts

    32.    Audit of Accounts

    33.    Accounts and funds

    34.    Borrowings

PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS

    35.    The Statutes

    36.    Amendments to the Statutes

    37.    Senate Regulations

    38.    Service of process and other documents on the Council

    39.    Transfer of assets, liabilities, etc.

    40.    Transfer of employees

    

31 of 2012
21 of 2023
G.N. 9/2013

    An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Malawi University of Science and Technology; for the conduct and management of the University; and for matters incidental to and connected therewith

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Malawi University of Science and Technology Act.

21 of 2023

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “academic staff” means all persons for the time being holding appointments, whether on full-time, part-time or adjunct, under contract with the Council, as professors, associate professors, senior lecturers, lecturers, assistant lecturers, staff associates, instructors or demonstrators of the University, including those whose conditions of service contain the obligation to undertake research, and the 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 all 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;

    “Centre” means a Centre within the University established under section 23;

    “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council appointed pursuant to section 8;

    “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University appointed pursuant to section 13;

    “College, School, Faculty or Division” means a College, School, Faculty or Division respectively within the University, established under section 23;

    “Committee” includes a sub-committee;

    “Council” means the Council of the University established under section 7;

    “Deputy Vice-Chancellor” means the Deputy Vice-Chancellor appointed pursuant to section 15;

    “Director of Finance” means the Director of Finance appointed pursuant to section 17;

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    “Executive Dean” means Executive Dean of a School appointed pursuant to section 25;

    “Financial year” means the period commencing on the date of commencement of this Act and ending on the 30th of June next following the commencement date and thereafter the period of twelve months ending on 30th June, in each year;

    “Institute” means an Institute within the University established under section 23;

    “Librarian” means the Librarian of the University appointed pursuant to section 18;

    “Organization” means any company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated, but does not include any association or body established or incorporated under this Act;

    “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 16;

    “Senate” means the Senate of the University established under section 19;

    “Senate Regulations” means Senate Regulations made pursuant to section 37;

    “Statutes” mean the Statutes made pursuant to section 35;

    “University” means the Malawi University of Science and Technology established under section 3;

    “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed pursuant to section 14.

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